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Correction to Low Hop Clover Photo Identification

The photo I have been using as the main image for Low Hop Clover – Trifolium campestre – was actually a photograph of Black Medick – Medicago lupulina.  While there are differences in the shape of the individual blossoms and of the overall plant, a key identifier is the small tooth at the end of the terminal leaflet on Black Medick.

Black Medic - Medicago lupulina

The photo I had incorrectly identified as Trifolium campestre – this is actually Medicago lupulina

Low-Hop Clover – Trifolium campestre

This is my replacement photo for Trifolium campestre

 

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Black Medic – Medicago lupulina – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Black Medic, an introduced, invasive species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (02/12/2013.) Scientific name is Medicago lupulina.  It  is also known by the common name Black Hay, Hop Clover, Hop Medic, Yellow Trefoil , and others.  Photo below was taken in my daughter’s yard in Boise, ID, on June 7, 2010.   Go to the Black Medic detail page for more information.

Black Medic - Medicago lupulina

Black Medic – Medicago lupulina

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