Medicago lupulina

Black Medick

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Black Medick

Medicago lupulina L.

NOT protected by the law in Bulgaria.

Annual, biennial to perennial herbaceous plant. Stems 10 to 50 cm long. Flowers up to 3 mm long, lemon yellow. Inflorescence short, compact cluster. Fruits kidney-shaped, blackening. Flowering May-September¹.

In meadows, pastures, clearings and bushes, in eroded places, near fields and coastal sands, ruderally in conditions of moderate to low humidity².

Across the country up to 1600 meters above sea level³.

1 Делипавлов, Д., И. Чешмеджиев, М. Попова, Д. Терзийски, И. Ковачев. 2003. Определител на растенията в България. Аграрен университет. Пловдив.

2 Кожухаров, Ст. 1976. В: Флора на Народна Република България, том VI, Издателство на БАН, София.

3 Кожухаров, Ст. 1976. Пос. източник.