| Author | (L.) Hudson | |
| Distribution | Scattered from the coast to Polk County; absent in the Mountains. Likely to be found in more counties.
Native to the Mediterranean region; in N.A. mostly eastern states from ME to TX; also Pacific states. | |
| Abundance | Apparently rare to uncommon. | |
| Habitat | Fallow fields, roadsides, cemetery, lawn weed, orchard, waste area. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting April-August. | |
| Identification | Spotted Medick is a sprawling to semi-erect plant with clover-like leaves. The 3 leaflets are finely toothed on the margins and usually have a dark reddish or brownish spot on the blade center. The flowers grow 1-5 together, yellow. The pod is tightly curled into a ball, and spiny. | |
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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