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Medicago lupulina L.

black medick (Fabaceae / Leguminosae)

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Very widespreadNegligible tendencyS
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Medicago lupulina grows in basic or neutral grassland and waste ground across most of the British Isles.

Noke (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2016-08-31

 black medick / Medicago lupulina: _Medicago lupulina_ grows in basic or neutral grassland and waste ground across most of the British Isles.

The pods of Medicago lupulina are coiled through around 360° and contain a single seed; they become black when ripe.

Littleton-upon-Severn (VC34: West Gloucestershire); 2015-07-10

 black medick / Medicago lupulina: The pods of _Medicago lupulina_ are coiled through around 360° and contain a single seed; they become black when ripe.

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