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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;
A spreading, glabrous, annual with prostrate branches. Stipules laciniate. Leaves trifoliate with long petiole. Leaflets obovate-cuneate, 1.2 x 0.5 cm, faintly denticulate, glabrous, apex mucronate, base cuneate-deltoid. Flowers yellow, few, solitary or umbelled. Pods 0.5 x 0.5 cm, subglobose, of 2-4 spirals, margins with a double row of spines.
Medicago polymorpha from Delhi – efloraofindia | Google Groups : Vikas Puri, New Delhi
Medicago polymorpha from Kaithal-2012: This one is M. polymorpha Linn., Sp. Pl. 779; M. denticulata Willd., Sp. Pl. 3: 1414, 1802
A spreading, glabrous, annual with prostrate branches. Stipules laciniate. Leaves trifoliate with long petiole. Leaflets obovate-cuneate, 1.2 x 0.5 cm, faintly denticulate, glabrous, apex mucronate, base cuneate-deltoid. Flowers yellow, few, solitary or umbelled. Pods 0.5 x 0.5 cm, subglobose, of 2-4 spirals, margins with a double row of spines.
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
Peculiar shaped structures.
Apt information added. With so many …..ates matching in the illustrated pictures. laciniate trifoliate obovate cuneate denticulate mucronate Date/Time- 11th March, 2012 Location- Place- Merrut, Uttar Pradesh Habitat- Wild
Plant Habit- Shrub/Herb Link- http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/9598450 Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week: Medicago polymorpha from Delhi: Medicago polymorpha Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 779. 1753.
Annual herb easily differentiated by laciniate stipules, larger leaflets 1-2 cm long, larger fruits usually more than 4 mm with spines parallel to the disc.
Photographed from Delhi
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. 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. Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight: Medicago polymorpha from Delhi-GSOCT44/49 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)
Medicago polymorpha Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 779. 1753.
Annual herb easily differentiated by laciniate stipules, larger leaflets 1-2 cm long, larger fruits usually more than 4 mm with spines parallel to the disc.
Photographed from Delhi
interesting seed pod
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…!! … 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 !! 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.
Medicago polymorpha
Near Dal Lake, Dharamshala, HP
1800m approx.
28 February 2018
Yes …, Medicago polymorpha, quite abundant in and around wheat crop in our area…!! Superb capture of all aspects of the plant.
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.
Medicago polymorpha of Fabaceae ? Thanks, …, for the id. I also agree with your id as per Medicago polymorpha
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