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Medicago polymorpha
Also called Toothed Medick, Bur-clover, California burclover, Bur Medic, Toothed Bur Clover, California Bur Clover, Bur Medick
Medicago polymorpha is a plant species of the genus Medicago. Common names include California burclover, toothed bur clover, toothed medick and burr medic.
It is native to the Mediterranean basin but is found throughout the world.
The plant is edible and consumed as a vegetable in China, primarily in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai. Its Chinese culinary names include 草頭 (Wu tsho-doe, Mandarin Pinyin cǎo tóu), 金花菜 (Wu cin-hau tse, Mandarin Pinyin jīn huā cài), 三叶菜 (sān yè cài) and 秧草 (yāng cǎo), while 南苜蓿 (nán mùxu) is its scientific name. It is also consumed in indigenous Otomanguean communities in Southern Mexico. In the Triqui language it is known as kkweej chakáj, meaning 'edible green (of the) pig.'
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Medicago polymorpha by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
