Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon
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Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie Weed Science & Agronomy INRA-Dijon |
Bayer Code : medlu
Synonym(s) of Sc. name:
Classification: Leguminosae, Dicotyledonous
Common name: black medick
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: DE : Gelbklee ; ES : lupulina ; FR : luzerne lupuline ; IT : erba medica lupulina ; PT : luzerna-preta ; EN : black medick ; NL : hopklaver ; DK :
Biological type: Annual, Biennial
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- Cotyledons elliptic to ovate, rounded tip, more or less stalked.
- First leaf rounded, short acute apex, the later 3-foliolate.
- Height: 2-40 cm.
- Stem: angular, decumbent or ascending.
- Leaves : with leaflets denticulate in the upper part, and a hairy blade. Stipules acute shortly toothed at the base.
- Flowers : yellow in dense racemes lengthening at fruiting. Standard longer than the wings and the keel.
- Fruit 5 mm in diameter, convex, coiled in almost one complete turn. Sides with prominent and recurved veins. Indehiscent, 1-seeded.
- Plant cultivated, well-known source of honey.
- Risk of confusion with Medicago minima (L.) Bartal, Trifolium dubium Sibth., Trifolium campestre Schreber.
- Biological type: annual or biennial.
Mistake with: Medicago minima , Trifolium dubium , Trifolium campestre
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