Black Medic
Taken at Skateraw on 23rd July 2015 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Taken at Musselburgh on 27th June 2019 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File
Fruit.
Taken at Musselburgh on 7th August 2015 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.		 Fact File
Black Medic.
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Local Names: 		Medicago lupulina.
Fabales
Fabaceae.
An Annual or Bi-annual.
Black Medick, Black Meddick Black Hay, Black Nonsuch.
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 Dry limestone grounds and coastal sand dunes
April - July
15 - 60 cm high
It has been cultivated as a green fodder for livestock, a green manure and as a hay crop. Black medick is grazed by sheep and has been introduced as a legume in sheep pasture.