Genus: Medicago — medick

You can usually tell species of Medicago apart using only their flowers, but you will need to look for fruits to identify some of the rarer, non-native species. Reference: Small and Jomphe (1989).

Family

Fabaceae (bean or legume family)

This genus’s species in New England

• Medicago arabica
• Medicago disciformis
• Medicago falcata
• Medicago laciniata
• Medicago lupulina
• Medicago minima
• Medicago monantha
• Medicago polymorpha
• Medicago praecox
• Medicago rigidula
• Medicago sativa

Visit this genus in the Dichotomous Key

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