Bur Clover

Times are always evil in these parts. That's because the evil doers far outnumber the righteous or semi-innocent. But thanks to climate change, evil is more evil than ever before, maybe.


Here's an example of how all this evil plays out. These parts are often brown in the summer and green in the winter. But last summer, not only did lots of the grass turn brown, it actually died. This picture shows a bunch of dead buffalo grass, proving once more, that buffalograss, like all living things, needs a little water. But it didn't get a little water. So it died.

Now, the bur clover, mostly Medicago polymorpha and M. minima, have a good chance of taking over and becoming the dominant plant here. Yes. They are nice and green now, but by May they shall shrivel up, leaving nought behind but a billion seeds. Then, all shall appear totally dead at this particular location by August. Dead I tell you. Dead!

Yes. The annuals shall replace the perennials. How evil is that? Mercy!

Oh! There are more Eurasian weeds here than bur clover. There is Shepherd's purse. There is sow thistle. There is dandelion. Yet they shall all, also, shrivel up in the great heat to come. Oh my Goddess!