spotted medick

Medicago arabica

Member of medicks (genus Medicago)
small yellow peas
legume family (family Fabaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
yellow in flowering plants

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• hair 0 to sparse
• stem generally sprawling
• leaflets with dark central spot, length ± = width
• stipules generally cut ¼–½ width
• corolla 4–5 mm, yellow
• uncommon

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Chris’s observations: 1 (research grade)

Locations:

• Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve

Months:

• Mar.: 1

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Not all sites include this taxon:

• Medicago arabica → iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora
• not yet listed → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora