Medicago lupulina

Medicago lupulina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Medicago
Species:	M. lupulina
Binomial name
Medicago lupulina L.
Synonyms[1]
List Lupularia parviflora Opiz (1852) Lupulina aurata Noulet (1837) Medica lupulina (L.) Scop. (1771) Medicago apennina J.Woods (1850) Medicago breviflora Gilib. (1782) Medicago canescens Menyh. (1877) Medicago ciliaris Lucé (1823) Medicago corymbifera W.L.E.Schmidt ex Schltdl. (1829) Medicago cupianiana Guss. (1844) Medicago mniocarpa Wallr. ex Ser. (1825) Medicago reniformis Dulac (1867) Medicago revoilii H.J.Coste & Soulié (1921) Medicago rigidula var. eriocarpa Rouy (1899) Medicago stipularis Wallr. (1840) Medicago willdenowii Mérat (1812) Medicago willdenowii var. retorta Mérat (1812) Medicula lupulina (L.) Medik. (1787) Medicula lupulina subsp. jalasii (Rothm.) Holub (1983) Medicula lupulina subsp. willdenowiana (W.D.J.Koch) Holub (1983) Melilotus lupulinus (L.) Trautv. (1841) Melilotus medicaginoides Zumagl. (1864) Trifolium lupulinum (L.) Savi (1798) Trigonella mniocarpa Wallr. ex DC. (1825)

Medicago lupulina, commonly known as black medick, nonesuch, or hop clover, is a plant of dry grassland belonging to the legume or clover family. Plants of the genus Medicago, or bur clovers, are closely related to the true clovers (Trifolium) and sweet clover (Melilotus). Like the true clovers, black medick has three leaflets and a small, yellow flower closely resembling those of lesser trefoil. Black medick belongs to the same genus as alfalfa.^[2]