| Author | L. | |
| Distribution | Across the state, but rare in the Sandhills and middle Coastal Plain.
Native of Europe; in N.A. nearly throughout. | |
| Abundance | Common in the Mountains and outer Coastal Plain, fairly common in the Piedmont; rare to uncommon elsewhere. | |
| Habitat | Roadsides, railroads, fields, fallow cropfields, waste places, vacant lots. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting March-December. | |
| Identification | Black Medick is a multi-stem, sprawling to semi-erect herb. The leaves are well-spaced and divided into 3 obovate, clover-like leaflets. The flowers grow in a dense cluster at end of a long stalk, yellow and very small. The pod is rather kidney-shaped, with obvious veins, spineless. The species can be easily confused with several exotic clover (Trifolium) species. | |
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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| USACE-agcp | UPL link |
| USACE-emp | FACU link |
