This one is M. polymorpha Linn., Sp. Pl. 779; M. denticulata Willd., Sp. Pl. 3: 1414, 1802
Shot from my village in Kaithal, Haryana in March 2011
Peculiar shaped structures.
laciniate
trifoliate
obovate
cuneate
denticulate
mucronate
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Date/Time- 11th March, 2012
Location- Place- Merrut, Uttar Pradesh
Habitat- Wild
Plant Habit- Shrub/Herb
Link-
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/9598450
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Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week: Medicago polymorpha from Delhi:
Medicago polymorpha Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 779. 1753.
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.
Medicago polymorpha
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…
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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Medicago polymorpha Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 779. 1753.
Photographed from Delhi
This is a common weed of wheat fields, sharing pics from our area..
Medicago polymorpha var. polymorpha…!!
… all about this plant is beautiful. The leaves are beautiful; the fruits match them in design. Nicely captured too.
and wondered why are the pods prickly? do they stick to passer by cattle hairs?
Thanks … Yes the fruits stick to grazing cattle and any other passing through.. a nice dispersal kit !!
Yes …, Medicago polymorpha, quite abundant in and around wheat crop in our area…!!
Superb capture of all aspects of the plant.
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
This is a wild plant that grows in wheat fields around Bhopal.
Identify the species of Medicago:
Photo clicked in shivpuri maanpur Bijnor Uttar Pradesh
Medicago polymorpha…
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ILDIS