Medicago lupulina L.
(Black Medick)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMedicago lupulina (Black Medick)
GenusMedicago (medicks)
SubfamilyFABOIDEAE (vetches, peas and beans)
FamilyFABACEAE (vetches, peas, beans, accacias, wattles and sennas)
OrderFABALES (vetches, peas, beans and milkworts)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Medicago lupulina (Black Medick) :
1: Medicago lupulina (Black Medick)
9 Jun 2004 OSGR: TR23 51° 10’ N, 1° 20’ E Vice County: East Kent (VC 15) England
at side of path over dumped spoil
Image 1: Plant - close-upImage 2: Plant - close-up (2)Image 3: Plant - close-up (3)Image 4: Plant - in situ - top viewImage 5: Inflorescences - enlargedImage 6: Inflorescences - enlarged (2)
2: Medicago lupulina (Black Medick)
12 May 2001 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Inflorescence clusterImage 2: InflorescencesImage 3: PlantImage 4: Inflorescence - enlargedImage 5: Leaf tip - top surface - enlargedImage 6: Leaf - uppersideImage 7: Stipule - enlargedImage 8: Stipules and petiole - enlarged
3: Medicago lupulina (Black Medick)
1 Jul 2000 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Growing in gravel at roadside
Image 1: Fruiting spike of ripe seed podsImage 2: Fruiting spike of ripe seed pods (2)Image 3: Fruiting spike of unripe seed podsImage 4: Fruiting spike of unripe seed pods (2)Image 5: Fruiting spike of unripe seed pods (3)Image 6: Plant with unripe and ripe fruitsImage 7: Fruiting spike of ripe seed pods - magnifiedImage 8: SeedImage 9: Seed (2)Image 10: Seed pod - ripe - Image 11: Seed pod - ripe - Image 12: Seed pod - ripe - Image 13: Seed pods - ripeImage 14: Seed pod - unripe - Image 15: Seed pod - unripe -
4: Medicago lupulina (Black Medick)
12 Sep 1974 OSGR: SE75 53° 60’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: South-east Yorks (VC 61) England
Image 1: Leaf and flower - enlarged
5: Medicago lupulina (Black Medick)
21 Nov 1970 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Image 1: Seeds germinating in the pods
6: Medicago lupulina (Black Medick)
27 Aug 1970 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Flowering shoots and fruits - close-upImage 2: Flowering shoots - close-upImage 3: Plant

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Vegetative

Anon. Medicago lupulina / Trifolium dubium Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Medicago lupulina (Black Medick) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Medicago lupulina (Black Medick)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 26 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Medicago lupulina (Black Medick)
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