Medicago orbicularis (L.) Bartal. is a plant in the Fabaceae family, order Fabales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Medicago orbicularis (L.) Bartal. (Medicago orbicularis (L.) Bartal.)
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Medicago orbicularis (L.) Bartal.

Medicago orbicularis (L.) Bartal.

Medicago orbicularis is a plant with edible seed pods native to the Mediterranean and European Black Sea coast.

Family
Genus
Medicago
Order
Fabales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Medicago orbicularis (L.) Bartal.

Medicago orbicularis (L.) Bartal. is a species of plant that grows across the Mediterranean basin and along the European coast of the Black Sea. This species forms a symbiotic relationship with Sinorhizobium medicae, a nitrogen-fixing bacterium. Its common names are blackdisk medick, button clover, button medick, and round-fruited medick. The seed pods of Medicago orbicularis are edible, and they are foraged between March and May in Israel (Palestine).

Photo: (c) Valter Jacinto, all rights reserved, uploaded by Valter Jacinto

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Medicago

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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