Medicago minima (L.) Bartal., 1776 35% complete

Little bur-clover

Cat. Piante Siena: 60 (1776)

Data sources

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Sourced11 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded10 Not on the record8 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author (L.) Bartal. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Cat. Piante Siena: 60 (1776) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
Source not recorded
Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1776 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Little bur-clover No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Temp. Eurasia to India, Macaronesia, N. & NE. Trop. Africa to SW. Arabian Pen. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 10 cm
  • 9.95 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 40 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 50, 86, 116, 164, 175, 178, 203, 216, 301, 474, 500, 581, 654, 818, 882, 898, 902, 926
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 9.95 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 40 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 50, 86, 116, 164, 175, 178, 203, 216, 301, 474, 500, 581, 654, 818, 882, 898, 902, 926
  • Superseded 9.95 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 40 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 50, 86, 116, 164, 175, 178, 203, 216, 301, 474, 500, 581, 654, 818, 882, 898, 902, 926
Differs from sources
Biological type therophyte
  • therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 15 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 98, 164, 174, 175, 178, 203, 500, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 15 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 98, 164, 174, 175, 178, 203, 500, 918
  • Superseded therophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 15 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 98, 164, 174, 175, 178, 203, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color yellow
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Fruit color empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Fruit shape legume
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Growth habit Forb/herb No source recorded
Source not recorded
Maximum height 14 cm
  • 14 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 50, 86, 116, 164, 175, 178, 203, 216, 301, 474, 500, 581, 654, 818, 882, 898, 902, 926
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 14 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 50, 86, 116, 164, 175, 178, 203, 216, 301, 474, 500, 581, 654, 818, 882, 898, 902, 926
  • Superseded 14 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 45, 50, 86, 116, 164, 175, 178, 203, 216, 301, 474, 500, 581, 654, 818, 882, 898, 902, 926
Sourced
Sexuality empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months mar, apr, may
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded mar, apr, may · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 50, 203
  • Superseded mar, apr, may · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 50, 203
Sourced
Duration annual
  • annual · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 29 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 50, 71, 86, 98, 110, 164, 175, 178, 203, 301, 460, 534, 818, 882, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded annual · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 29 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 50, 71, 86, 98, 110, 164, 175, 178, 203, 301, 460, 534, 818, 882, 918
  • Superseded annual · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 29 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 50, 71, 86, 98, 110, 164, 175, 178, 203, 301, 460, 534, 818, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity 3 / 12 · rather dry (xerophilous)
  • 3 / 12 · rather dry (xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 3 / 12 · rather dry (xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203
  • Superseded 3 / 12 · rather dry (xerophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203
Sourced
Light empty
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 9 / 9 · full sun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
  • Superseded 9 / 9 · full sun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Nitrogen fixation High
  • High · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 17 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 57, 71, 110, 444, 445, 882
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded High · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 17 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 57, 71, 110, 444, 445, 882
  • Superseded High · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 17 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 57, 71, 110, 444, 445, 882
Sourced
Soil nutriments 3 / 9 · poor (oligotrophic)
  • 3 / 9 · poor (oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 3 / 9 · poor (oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
  • Superseded 3 / 9 · poor (oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 174, 178, 242, 489
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 174, 178, 242, 489
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 174, 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 14 cm
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Other
Propagation method —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Shade tolerance —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Soil ph indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Temperature indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record