Distinctive species here placed in medicago have been variously segregated as radiata pseudomelissitus, rhodusia, crimea, kamiella and factorovskya. Wildflower medick, black irish wild flora wildflowers of ireland. Stems decumbent, prostrate or ascending, much branched. Trifolium dubium these two species are sometimes confused. Media in category medicago lupulina the following 174 files are in this category, out of 174 total. Medicago is a genus of flowering plants, commonly known as medick or burclover, in the legume family. Medicago lupulina is primarily a selfer, which reduces gene flow. This site uses cookies to analyze traffic and for ads measurement purposes. Medics pdf, managing cover crops profitably 3rd ed. The medicagoensifer mutualism is characterized by considerable coevolutionary genetic variation heath 2010. Medicago lupulina, commonly known as black medick, nonesuch, or hop clover, is a plant of dry grassland belonging to the legume or clover family.
In this study, the allelopathic properties of medicago sativa on different weeds were investigated under in vitro conditions. There are no related plants for species medicago lupulina. Description and images of medicago lupulina lupulina, a native chilean plant, provided by the supplier of native exotic chilean seeds and organizer of plant watching tours. In addition, users can learn about the location of vouchered specimens and see images to get a better visual for each plant. Black medic can be a nuisance in your garden, but the good news is that getting rid of it. Reproductive schedule of medicago lupulina leguminosae in a. Medicago lupulina the mystery of the shamrock standard. This pdf contains all of the additional material figure s1s5.
None medicago lupulina is ubiquitous on dry ground throughout most of the gila from lower elevations up to over 9000 feet. It can also be found in town in cracks in the sidewalk. Medicago lupulina is an annual or shortlived perennial herb with a wide native range across africa, asia and. General information about medicago lupulina medlu europe and mediterranean, caucasus, siberia, russian far east, central asia to himalayas, india, china, japan. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Black medic, medicago lupulina, is a common, prostrate broadleaf weed that is found throughout the us and southern canada. Foliage stems are light green or reddish green and densely covered with white hairs. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. The new york flora atlas is a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state, as well as information on plant habitats, associated ecological communities, and taxonomy. Medicago lupulina maraisbelloysursomme 80 26042007 3. Medicago lupulina definition of medicago lupulina by the.
Native to europe and temperate asia, this member of the legume family fabaceae has a few other common. Data source and references for medicago lupulina black. Medicago lupulina is a plant of the temperate zone, where it is found at elevations up to 3,600 metres. Medicago lupulina online atlas of the british and irish. Jul 21, 2006 black medic, medicago lupulina, is a common, prostrate broadleaf weed that is found throughout the us and southern canada. Native to europe and temperate asia, this member of the legume family fabaceae has a few other common names including yellow trefoil, black clover and hop medic. Stipules green, cordate on the free side at the base, lanceolate, toothed, the teeth about as broad as long. Black medic is a lowgrowing summer or winter annual broadleaf plant that sometimes behaves as a shortlived perennial. Population genetic structure of two medicago species shaped.
Flowers flowers are yellow and usually clustered in groups of 1550 flowers blooming from april to august. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Os seus nomes comuns sao alfalfalupulina, lupulina, luzernabrava, luzernaescura, luzernalobeira, luzernalupulina, luzernapreta ou trevoamarelo. It is found throughout california, except for deserts, to about 8200 feet 2500 m. You can change the display of the base map and layers by clicking on the layer control box in the upper righthand corner. Medicago is an extensive genus of the family leguminosae, comprising about 83. Stipules ovatelanceolate, to 10 mm, entire or toothed, base rounded or hastate, apex. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions. It has ovate trifoliate leaves and globose pale yellow flower heads.
Strawberry, black medic medicago lupulina, and carolina geranium geranium carolinianum growth under lightlimiting conditions volume 33 issue 3 shaun m. This low, downy annual flowers in grassy, welldrained places throughout ireland from april until september. Medicago lupulina, commonly known as black medick, nonesuch, or hop clover, is a plant of. Alfalfa, medicago sativa, salt stress, abscisic acid, constitutive expression. Medicago lupulina, a dicot, is an annual or perennial herb that is not native to california. Medicago lupulina medluoverview eppo global database. Medicago lupulina is a annualperennial growing to 0. Strawberry, black medic medicago lupulina, and carolina. Medicago lupulina synonyms, medicago lupulina pronunciation, medicago lupulina translation, english dictionary definition of medicago lupulina. Pdf this paper provides a summary of biological data on medicago lupulina. Medicago lupulina umass amherst landscape, nursery. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
Reproductive schedules for cohorts of medicago lupulina seedlings were compared in adjacent habitats, distinguished by the presence or absence of a ground cover of mosses. Population genetic structure of two medicago species. Foodplant open feeder larva of hypera postica grazes on leaf of medicago. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.
Coriomeris denticulatus sucks sap of medicago lupulina. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Like many north americans, i have irish ancestors and im far from alone. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Medicago lupulina noun the noun medicago lupulina has 1 sense 1.
The alabama plant atlas is a source of data for the distribution of plants within the state as. Medicago lupulina is a lowgrowing summer or winter annual broadleaf plant growing to 1. Life form, mating system and seed dispersal are important adaptive traits of plants. The plants database includes the following 1 subspecies of medicago lupulina. Allelopathic and autotoxic effects of medicago sativa. Medicago species medicago lupulina variety medicago lupulina var. This is the reason it is also referred to as an annual or shortlived perennial plant. Both are lowgrowing, are often flattish, with tiny yellow flowers. Alternate, pinnately trifoliate, leaflets obovate to suborbicular, 615 mm long, margins denticulate, at least on the upper half, stipules lanceovate, entire. Medicago lupulina wikispecies, free species directory. Phytochemical and pharmacological potential of medicago sativa. Over the years, experts have suggested that the true irish shamrock could be lesser trefoil trifolium dubium, white clover t.
Geographically structured genetic variation in the. There are some easy features that distinguish them. Medicago lupulina l article pdf available in canadian journal of plant science 591. Black medick medicago lupulina bears the same relation in size to hop clover that rats do to mice. Strawberry, black medic medicago lupulina, and carolina geranium geranium carolinianum growth under lightlimiting conditions volume 33 issue 3. Stinchcombe1,4 1department of ecology and evolutionary biology, university of toronto, 25 willcocks street, toronto, ontario, canada m5s 3b2 2email. It contains at least 87 species and is distributed mainly around the mediterranean basin. It is in flower from april to august, and the seeds ripen from july to september. Vascular plants of the gila wilderness medicago lupulina. Leaflets obovate, rhombiccuneate or oblongcuneate, 320 mm long, 2. Black medic, medicago lupulina black medic, medicago lupulina, is a common, prostrate broadleaf weed that is found throughout the us and southern canada. A proteinrich fodder closely related to alfalfa, it is used as a forage crop for its good nutritive value and palatability. Like the true clovers, black medick has three leaflets and a small, yellow flower closely resembling those of lesser trefoil. In the first effort to characterize in detail the population genetic structure and dynamics of wild medicago species in china, a population genetic study of two closely related medicago species, m.
Description and images of medicago lupulina lupulina, a. Herbaceous annuals or perennials, to 60 cm tall, stems several, prostrate to decumbent or ascending, branching from the base, herbage pubescent to finely strigose. Geographically structured genetic variation in the medicago. Plants of the genus medicago, or bur clovers, are closely related to the true clovers and sweet clover. Its tiny, bright yellow peaflowers are clustered together between ten and fifty of them into a rounded 38mm head which is borne on a long slender stalk. Black medic, medicago lupulina master gardener program.
About 10% of americans and 15% of canadians are of irish origin. The record derives from ildis data supplied on 20100714 which reports it as an accepted name record 8519. Medicago lupulina prostrate european herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods. Tracheophyta magnoliopsida fabaceae medicago medicago lupulina ecology an annual or shortlived perennial herb of dry grassland and disturbed places on relatively infertile neutral or calcareous soils. This species is accepted, and its native range is macaronesia, europe to cacucasus, n. Lupulina medicago lupulina fabaceae hierba anual, bienal o perenne, postrada, pubescente. It requires 110 frost free days for successful reproduction usda 2002. Patricks day, celebrated wherever in the world the irish have settled that is to say just about everywhere. The medicago ensifer mutualism is characterized by considerable coevolutionary genetic variation heath 2010. An medicago lupulina in nahilalakip ha genus nga medicago, ngan familia nga fabaceae. Black medic medicago lupulina is a lowgrowing plant that grows in the summer although it can also be spotted in winter sometimes. Tropical africa to arabian peninsula indian subcontinent to china. Medicago lupulina is an annual or biennial semierect clover.
This page was last edited on 22 december 2019, at 19. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. Medicago lupulina in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Foodplant open feeder hypera fuscocinerea grazes on leaf of medicago lupulina remarks. Medicago lupulina, commonly known as black medick, nonesuch, or hop clover, is a plant of dry grassland belonging to the legume or clover family hopfenklee, auch hopfenluzerne, zetterklee oder gelbklee genannt, ist. Other introduced medicago species are recorded from southeast alaska. Now we introduce a close cousin, who is not so bad, so common, so small and weak. Data source and references for medicago lupulina black medick from the usda plants database. Pdf this paper provides a summary of biological data on medicago lupulina l. Ang medicago lupulina sakop sa kahenera nga medicago sa kabanay nga fabaceae. The objective of the study was to determine how the reproductive schedule of a single taxon changes in a patchy environment i.
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