Medicago lupulina

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Deutsch: Hopfenklee, Gelbklee, Hopfen-Luzerne · English: Black Medic, Hop Clover, Yellow Trefoil · Español: Mielga negra, Amillo, Hualputra, Lupulina, Medicago negro · Français : Luzerne lupuline, Minette doree, petit Trefle jaune, Trefle houblonne · Italiano: Lupolina, Medica trifoglina · Lietuvių: Apyninė liucerna · Nederlands: Hopklaver · 日本語: コメツブウマゴヤシ（米粒馬肥やし） · Polski: Lucerna nerkowata · Português: Luzerna-preta · Slovenščina: Hmeljna meteljka · Suomi: Nurmimailanen · Svenska: Humle-Luzern ·

Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Plantae • Divisio: Magnoliophyta • Classis: Magnoliopsida • Subclassis: Rosidae • Ordo: Fabales • Familia: Fabaceae • Subfamilia: Faboideae • Tribus: Trifolieae • Genus: Medicago • Species: Medicago lupulina L. (1753)

Wikispecies has an entry on: Medicago lupulina.

[edit] Habit






		with a Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) in the background
	with Ruddy Turnstones (Arenaria interpres) in the foreground
with a Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) in the foreground

[edit] Leaves


shoot

[edit] Inflorescences, flowers

misidentified (actually Trifolium)
with a Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) in the background

[edit] Fruits

young pods		pods
seeds	seeds

[edit] Roots and Nodules

root nodules

root system

[edit] Illustrations

M. lupulina (bottom) - M. arabica (top)	M. lupulina (bottom) - M. arabica (top)
	4. (left) Medicago lupulina	M. lupulina (right)	M. lupulina (right)
Cropped		Medicago italica (top left), Medicago lupulina (top right), Medicago rugosa (bottom left), and Medicago orbicularis (bottom right)	Clean
Cropped		M. lupulina (bottom right)