Medicago polymorpha

Medicago polymorpha L. (syn: Medicago apiculata Willd.; Medicago denticulata Willd.; Medicago hispida Gaertn.; Medicago hispida var. confinus (W.D.J.Koch) Burnat; Medicago hispida var. nigra L.; Medicago lappacea Desr.; Medicago loretii Albert; Medicago nigra (L.) Krock.; Medicago nigra subsp. microcarpa (Urb.) O.Bolos & Vigo; Medicago nigra var. nigra (L.) Krock.; Medicago pentacycla DC.; Medicago polycarpa Godr. & Gren. ………; Medicago reticulata Benth.; Medicago terebellum Willd.);

India (U): Bihar; Delhi ; Gujarat ; Haryana; Himachal Pradesh; Madhaya Pradesh ; Maharashtra; Punjab ; Rajasthan; Tamil Nadu; Uttar Pradesh ; West Bengal and other countries as per ILDIS;

English: Californian bur clover, Toothed bur clover, Toothed medik; Hindi, Punjab: Maina; Delhi: Maina, Chandausi;

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Medicago polymorpha from Delhi – efloraofindia | Google Groups :
Vikas Puri, New Delhi

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Medicago polymorpha from Kaithal-2012:
This one is M. polymorpha Linn., Sp. Pl. 779; M. denticulata Willd., Sp. Pl. 3: 1414, 1802

The plant is a very common weed of winter and sometimes it becomes very dominant in the field, often found growing with other seasonal weed Melilotus alba.
Shot from my village in Kaithal, Haryana in March 2011

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Peculiar shaped structures.

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Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week: Medicago polymorpha from Delhi:
Medicago polymorpha Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 779. 1753.

Fabaceae herb for ID 280212MK02 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (9).

Please help me to identify the Fabaceae species.
Date: 02 Oct 2011
Place: Private garden of Ooty, Nilgiris TN
Alt: c. 2000 metres
Leaves: 3 x 3; tri foliolate; margin serrate
Inflorescence: 1cm across with yellow flowers
Pods: spinous and spirally coiled;
A trailer herb among grasses.

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Medicago polymorpha

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Yes, Medicago polymorpha Linn. Syn. M. denticulata Willd. a common weed here these days, especially affecting the yield of wheat crop. Cattle, however, relish this…

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Thank you … Now I could remember …, I saw these dried fruits along with husks in wheat pack. Thank you for pointing out.

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Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight: Medicago polymorpha from Delhi-GSOCT44/49 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)
Medicago polymorpha Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 779. 1753.

Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight :: Medicago polymorpha var. polymorpha :: Panipat:: NS OCT 90/90 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6)

This is a common weed of wheat fields, sharing pics from our area..
Medicago polymorpha var. polymorpha…!!

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… all about this plant is beautiful. The leaves are beautiful; the fruits match them in design. Nicely captured too.

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and wondered why are the pods prickly? do they stick to passer by cattle hairs?

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Thanks … Yes the fruits stick to grazing cattle and any other passing through.. a nice dispersal kit !!

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Medicago polymorpha ABFEB2018/06 : 5 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (10)

Continuing with the wild plants found in the cultivated areas, I am sharing here the burclover. The bur-like fruits, yellow flowers and clover-like leaves point to this species but I could be making a mistake. Please advise.

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Yes …, Medicago polymorpha, quite abundant in and around wheat crop in our area…!!

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Superb capture of all aspects of the plant.

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Herb for ID, Anuppur Madhya Pradesh NAW-MAR19-01 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)

Kindly identify this herb growing as a weed with minute yellow flowers on agricultural fields in Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh, photographed in February 2019.

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Medicago polymorpha of Fabaceae ?

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ID of tiny yellow wild edible legume: 3 images.
Bhopal
Black soil
29/11/2021

Check for Fenugreek leaves

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This is a wild plant that grows in wheat fields around Bhopal.

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Appears close to images at Medicago polymorpha L.

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481 ID wild plant: 9 high res. images.
Please ID wild plant,
Location: bloomed at Qutub Minar Delhi  INDIA
Altitude: 900fsl
Flower date: 19APR2023, 04.5pm
Habitat: wild moisture lawn
Plant habit: spreading herb, branches, slender weak angular hairy stem 02.5mm diameter, toothed bract on nodes, annual
Height: 05cm
Leaves: alternate, trifoliate, leaflets heart shaped, serrated margins, smooth leathery size upto:02×1.5cm
Flower: axillary umbel inflorescence, clustered, diameter:04mm, yellow, non fragrant
Fruit:
Seed:

Check with Melilotus siculus

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Medicago polymorpha L. [Fabaceae]. The typical coiled fruit can be seen in the last couple of images.

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Yes, it is Medicago polymorpha, dear …, thank you very much for ID my plant.

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Yes sir Agree with …

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References:
ILDIS