Medicago polymorpha L.
(Toothed Medick)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMedicago polymorpha (Toothed Medick)
GenusMedicago (medicks)
SubfamilyFABOIDEAE (vetches, peas and beans)
FamilyFABACEAE (vetches, peas, beans, accacias, wattles and sennas)
OrderFABALES (vetches, peas, beans and milkworts)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Medicago polymorpha (Toothed Medick) :
1: Medicago polymorpha (Toothed Medick)
9 Jun 2012 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
. Photos: seed pods
Image 1: Seed head - side view - highly enlarged - black backgroundImage 2: Seed head - side view - highly enlarged - black background (2)
2: Medicago polymorpha (Toothed Medick)
29 May 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on recently made-up rough ground
Image 1: Flowering and fruiting shootsImage 2: Flowering and fruiting shoots (2)Image 3: Flowering and fruiting shoots (3)Image 4: Flowering and fruiting shoots (4)Image 5: Flowering and fruiting shoots (5)Image 6: Flowering and fruiting shoots (6)Image 7: Fruiting shoot - close-upImage 8: Fruiting shoot - close-up (2)Image 9: Inflorescence and foliage - white backgroundImage 10: Infructescence and foliage - white backgroundImage 11: Flowers - close-up - highly enlargedImage 12: Flowers - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 13: Flowers - close-up - highly enlarged (3)Image 14: Fruit - enlargedImage 15: Fruit - highly enlargedImage 16: Fruit - highly enlarged (2)Image 17: Fruit - highly enlarged (3)Image 18: Fruit - highly enlarged (4)Image 19: Fruit - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 20: Fruit - highly enlarged - white background (2)Image 21: Fruit - highly enlarged - white background (3)Image 22: Fruit - highly enlarged - white background (4)Image 23: Fruit - highly enlarged - white background (5)Image 24: Fruit - highly enlarged - white background (6)Image 25: Fruits - enlargedImage 26: Fruits - enlarged (2)Image 27: Fruits - enlarged (3)Image 28: Fruits - enlarged (4)Image 29: Fruit - unripe - enlargedImage 30: Inflorescence - enlargedImage 31: Inflorescence - enlarged (2)Image 32: Leaf - enlargedImage 33: Leaflet - top surface - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 34: Leaflet - top surface - highly enlarged - white background (2)Image 35: Leaf - top surface - enlarged - white backgroundImage 36: Leaf - top surface - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 37: Leaf - under surface - enlarged - white backgroundImage 38: Leaf - under surface - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 39: Stipule - enlarged - white backgroundImage 40: Stipules - enlargedImage 41: Stipules - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 42: Stipules - highly enlarged - white background (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Norton, J.A 2005 More Mediterranean ’Aliens’ in Gosport BSBI News No 100: 46-48, Plate 3.

Medicago polymorpha (Toothed Medick) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Medicago polymorpha (Toothed Medick)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Medicago polymorpha (Toothed Medick)
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