black medic
black medic |
black medic
| Scientific Name | Medicago lupulina L. |
| Other Names | trefoil, black clover, hop clover |
| Life Cycle | summer annual |
| General Description | A prostrate summer annual with compound leaflets. |
| Seedlings | Cotyledons are ovate and pale green in color. First leaf is simple and ovate. All subsequent leaves are compound with three leaflets. |
| True Leaves and Stem | Leaves are alternate and conpound wiht three egg-shaped leaflets. Leaflets have very small teeth. Center leaflet on a longer stalk than lateral leaflets. Stipules are present at the base of the petiole. |
| Roots | Shallow taproot |
| Flower and Fruit | Flowers are yellow and clover-like in appearance. Fruit is kidney-shaped and brown ( 1.5 - 2 mm long). |