Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Medicago polymorpha L.

Origin: introduced

Scientific Synonyms: Medicago denticulata Willd., Medicago hispida Gaertn.

Common names:

Bur clover [Burr clover] (1884-PresentCA Neb OK TX Southern states) (50, 5, 45, 76, 87, 93, 97, 106, 107, 122, 124, 156)

California clover (1884, Southern states) (87)

Common bur clover (1937, TX) (124)

Shanghai trefoil (1919) (107)

Toothed bur clover (1949) (109)

Toothed medic (1913-1937) (5, 93, 97)