Medicago minima

{{Short description|Species of legume}}

{{Speciesbox

|image = Medicago minima W.jpg

|genus = Medicago

|species = minima

|authority = L.

|synonyms = Medicago hirsuta (L.) All.

Medicago minima (L.) Bartal.

Medicago hirsuta subsp. brevispina (Benth.) Ponert

Medicago hirsuta subsp. ononidea Ruoy

Medicago mollissima Roth

Medicago ononidea (Ruoy) A. W. Hill

Medicago polymorpha var. minima L.

Medicago pulchella Lowe

Medicago recta (Desf.) Willd.

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Medicago minima is a plant species of the genus Medicago. It is native to the Mediterranean basin but is found worldwide.[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?3691,4139,4142 Jepson Manual Treatment] It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti,{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}} which is capable of nitrogen fixation. Common names include bur medick, little bur-clover, little bur medick, little medick, small medick, and woolly bur medick.