Medicago orbicularis
Black Disk Medick, Blackdisk Medick
Other regional names: Burless Clover +4 more
- Burless Clover
- Burless Trefoil
- Button Medic
- Button Medick
- Button Trefoil
Also known as: Medica inermis Lam. +16 more
- Medica inermis Lam.
- Medica orbicularis (L.) Medik.
- Medica orbiculata Bubani
- Medicago ambigua Jord. ex Boreau
- Medicago applanata Willd. ex Hornem.
- Medicago applanata Willd. ex Schltdl., 1813
- Medicago biancae (Tod. ex Urb.) P.Silva
- Medicago clypeata Lindl.
- Medicago cuneata J.Woods
- Medicago marginata Willd.
- Medicago orbicularis (L.) All.
- Medicago orbicularis (L.) Krock.
- Medicago orbicularis f. applanata Costa
- Medicago orbicularis f. biancae (Tod. ex Urb.) Urb.
- Medicago orbicularis f. canescens Urb.
- Medicago orbicularis f. glanduligera Ko
- Medicago orbicularis f. glandulosa Urb.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Medicago orbicularis (commonly known as Black-Disk Medick) is an annual belonging to the Fabaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Caucasus, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Middle Asia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Yugoslavia, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, California, Czechoslovakia, Florida, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Illinois, Japan, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, New South Wales, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Queensland, South Australia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Victoria, Western Australia