Flower ID: IMG_1032.JPG-07-08-2017 Flower name (scientific): Medicago lupulina Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) me-DIH-kay-go loop-yoo-LY-nuh Flower name (common): Black Medick Family name (common): Pea (Bean) Family name (scientific): Fabaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From the Greek name for alfalfa, introduced to Greece from Media. Specific epithet: Hop-like. Common name origin: Black for the color of the seed pods. Medick is from classical Latin mēdica, taken from Greek, referencing the location in Greece from where the plant was imported. Flower description: Size: 0.1 to 0.2 inches (0.3 to 0.5 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: Yellow Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-spherical Plant description: Size: 2 to 32 inches (5.0 to 81 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is compound Size: Leaflets are up to about 18 mm long and up to about 8 to 15 mm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, trifoliate, leaflet, obovate or oval-ovate (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced, naturalized Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): May to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual to Biennial Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides, waste areas, weedy meadows, prairies, fields, lawns, sun or part shade. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Trifolium aureum (Golden Clover) and Trifolium campestre (Low Hop Clover) have some resemblance, but both have larger flower heads; 6 to 8 mm for Medicago lupulina, 12 to 19 mm for Trifolium aureum, and about 13 mm for Trifolium campestre. The lateral leaflets of Medicago lupulina have petiolules that are about 1 mm long and the terminal leaflet petiolule is about 4 mm long, whereas for Trifolium aureum the terminal leaflet and the lateral leaflets are sessile (stalkless) or nearly so. Ethnobotany: Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UM, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na