Blackdisk Medick
Medicago orbicularis Allioni
Blackdisk Medick: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/17031
Synonyms
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Waif Non-native

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Status

"Native of France, Corsica and southern Europe" (Reed, 1964).

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Medicago orbicularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Medicago
Species:
M. orbicularis
Binomial name
Medicago orbicularis
(L.) Bartal.
Synonyms
  • Medicago applanata Hornem.
  • Medicago biancae (Urban) Pinto da Silva
  • Medicago cuneata J. Woods
  • Medicago marginata Willd.
  • Medicago orbicularis (L.) All.
  • Medicago polymorpha var. orbicularis L.

Medicago orbicularis is a plant species found throughout the Mediterranean basin and along the European Black Sea coast. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium medicae, which is capable of nitrogen fixation. Common names include blackdisk medick,[1] button clover, button medick, and round-fruited medick.

Uses

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The seed pods are edible and are foraged between March and May in Israel (Palestine).[2]

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  • Seed pods
    Seed pods
  • Seeds
    Seeds
  • Medicago orbicularis - MHNT
    Medicago orbicularis - MHNT

References

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  1. ^ NRCS. "Medicago orbicularis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. ^ Tesdell, Omar, ed. (2018). Palestinian Wild Food Plants (النباتات البرية الغذائية الفلسطينية) (in English and Arabic). Rāmallāh: Markaz Khalīl al-Sakākīnī al-Thaqāfī. p. 52. ISBN 978-9950-385-72-6. OCLC 1050944096.
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