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Medicks (Medicago)
Medicks are a group of low-growing flower plants that are similar to clover but contain burs. Many of the species are used as food plants for moths and butterflies. Several species are nitrogen-fixers, which makes them valuable as cover crops and forage crops.
Lifespan
Annual
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Attributes of Medicks
Leaf type
Deciduous
Trivia and Interesting Facts
Medick is often mistaken for clover. It is said that once while Napoleon was marching across a grassland, he found a medick. He was interested in it. When he bent down to pick it, he actually avoided a bullet that was shot and survived. So medick is known as a symbol of luck.
Scientific Classification of Medicks
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How to Grow and Care for Medicks
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The medicks genus, known for species like alfalfa, requires full sun to partial shade, moderate watering, and well-draining soil with a neutral to slightly alkaline pH. Gardeners often face challenges with pests such as aphids and fungal diseases like root rot. Seasonally, medicks demands more moisture in dry summers and less in cool winters. Winterizing strategies are crucial in colder climates to protect these perennial herbs.
How to Water Medicks?
What Are the Sunlight Requirements for Medicks?
How to Propagate Medicks?
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8 most common species：
Alfalfa
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) is a perennial flowering plant in the legume family of Fabaceae. The common name alfalfa is mainly used in North America. In the rest of the world, this crop is called "lucerne." This plant looks similar to clover due to its purple flowers.
Black medick
The black medick plant matures anywhere from 15 to 79 cm in height, with stems that lie flat at the beginning of growth and later stand up to be erect. The black medick is a plant known for making excellent honey. It is sometimes planted specifically for this purpose. It is also a good pasture plant for livestock feed; however, it is not overly palatable to cattle.
Bur clover
Bur clover is known by a number of names, including Medicago polymorpha, burr medic, and creeping burr. This legume is a green mulch, as it can correct nitrogen problems in soil, control erosion, and increase organic matter in the soil. It is an effective forage for sheep and can be used as an emergency forage if other crops fail. Bur clover carries the risk of becoming invasive.
Spotted medick
Spotted medick (Medicago arabica) is an annual herbaceous plant with dark heart-shape-spotted trefoil leaves that are easy to identify. Blooms delicate yellow flowers from spring through summer. Thrives in full sun and well-drained soil. It improves the nitrogen in the soil where it is planted and spring do well as a subsidiary crop. Attracts bees and livestock.
Tree medick
Tree medick (Medicago arborea) is a low-altitude, sun-loving shrub from southern Europe. As a legume, it improves the soil with nitrogen. Insects feed on the leaves while honey bees gather the nectar. Tree medick's similarity to alfalfa makes it good animal fodder, and it has been used for this purpose since the time of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
Sickle medick
Sickle medick (Medicago falcata) is planted for soil improvement since it improves nitrogen content. The secret to its success is that it has a symbiotic relationship with a bacterium called Sinorhizobium meliloti, which actually does the work of fixing nitrogen. You can spot this widespread plant by its bright yellow flowers, growing in fields and disturbed lands.
Blackdisk medick
It is wild 10 to 80 cm tall, trifoliate leaves and flowers 2 to 5 cm long, yellow, forming small clusters of one to five flowers. The legume forms a flattened spiral without very characteristic spines that allows it to be easily identified from the rest of the species of the genus.
Little bur clover
The dwarf snail clover is a herbaceous plant, usually annual. The more or less silky hairy stem is simple or branched from the bottom, lying down, ascending or upright, obtuse and often only 25 cm long; Occasionally, some specimens reach a length of 50 centimeters.
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Alfalfa
Alfalfa
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) is a perennial flowering plant in the legume family of Fabaceae. The common name alfalfa is mainly used in North America. In the rest of the world, this crop is called "lucerne." This plant looks similar to clover due to its purple flowers.
Black medick
Black medick
The black medick plant matures anywhere from 15 to 79 cm in height, with stems that lie flat at the beginning of growth and later stand up to be erect. The black medick is a plant known for making excellent honey. It is sometimes planted specifically for this purpose. It is also a good pasture plant for livestock feed; however, it is not overly palatable to cattle.
Bur clover
Bur clover
Bur clover is known by a number of names, including Medicago polymorpha, burr medic, and creeping burr. This legume is a green mulch, as it can correct nitrogen problems in soil, control erosion, and increase organic matter in the soil. It is an effective forage for sheep and can be used as an emergency forage if other crops fail. Bur clover carries the risk of becoming invasive.
Spotted medick
Spotted medick
Spotted medick (Medicago arabica) is an annual herbaceous plant with dark heart-shape-spotted trefoil leaves that are easy to identify. Blooms delicate yellow flowers from spring through summer. Thrives in full sun and well-drained soil. It improves the nitrogen in the soil where it is planted and spring do well as a subsidiary crop. Attracts bees and livestock.
Tree medick
Tree medick
Tree medick (Medicago arborea) is a low-altitude, sun-loving shrub from southern Europe. As a legume, it improves the soil with nitrogen. Insects feed on the leaves while honey bees gather the nectar. Tree medick's similarity to alfalfa makes it good animal fodder, and it has been used for this purpose since the time of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
Sickle medick
Sickle medick
Sickle medick (Medicago falcata) is planted for soil improvement since it improves nitrogen content. The secret to its success is that it has a symbiotic relationship with a bacterium called Sinorhizobium meliloti, which actually does the work of fixing nitrogen. You can spot this widespread plant by its bright yellow flowers, growing in fields and disturbed lands.
Blackdisk medick
Blackdisk medick
It is wild 10 to 80 cm tall, trifoliate leaves and flowers 2 to 5 cm long, yellow, forming small clusters of one to five flowers. The legume forms a flattened spiral without very characteristic spines that allows it to be easily identified from the rest of the species of the genus.
Little bur clover
Little bur clover
The dwarf snail clover is a herbaceous plant, usually annual. The more or less silky hairy stem is simple or branched from the bottom, lying down, ascending or upright, obtuse and often only 25 cm long; Occasionally, some specimens reach a length of 50 centimeters.
Snail medick
Snail medick
They are annual, pubescent plants. It has stems that reach a size of 20-8O cm, decumbent or ascending. 10-20 x 9-15 mm leaflets, the inferior ones from suborbicular to obovate, the superiors sub-morphic, serrated at the top. Pedunculated inflorescences of 1.5 to 2.5 cm, with 1-3 flowers. Corolla with wings as long as the keel or slightly shorter, yellow.
Hairy trigonella
Hairy trigonella
The fenugreek of starry fruits is a species, annual up to 35 cm, with densely appressed hairs on its stems. Leaves with three cuneate leaflets, whole or dentate. Yellow flowers, approximately 4 mm, in umbelliform inflorescences almost without canes.
Alfalfa
Alfalfa
Alfalfa is a low, creeping shrub herb. It resembles clover and offers dark green leaves with serrated edges and yellow flowers. It is not commonly found in gardens and is instead used on farms as a forage crop. Though related, this is technically a different species from the common forage alfalfa found in North America.
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Dracaena
Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.
Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
Brambles
Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.
Maples
The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.
Nightshades
Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.
Roses
Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.
Oaks
Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.
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Medicks
Medicago
Medicks are a group of low-growing flower plants that are similar to clover but contain burs. Many of the species are used as food plants for moths and butterflies. Several species are nitrogen-fixers, which makes them valuable as cover crops and forage crops.
Lifespan
Annual
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Key Facts About Medicks
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Attributes of Medicks
Leaf type
Deciduous
Trivia and Interesting Facts
Medick is often mistaken for clover. It is said that once while Napoleon was marching across a grassland, he found a medick. He was interested in it. When he bent down to pick it, he actually avoided a bullet that was shot and survived. So medick is known as a symbol of luck.
Scientific Classification of Medicks
Distribution of Medicks
Feedback
Distribution Map of Medicks
Native
Cultivated
Invasive
Potentially invasive
Exotic
No species reported
How to Grow and Care for Medicks
Feedback
The medicks genus, known for species like alfalfa, requires full sun to partial shade, moderate watering, and well-draining soil with a neutral to slightly alkaline pH. Gardeners often face challenges with pests such as aphids and fungal diseases like root rot. Seasonally, medicks demands more moisture in dry summers and less in cool winters. Winterizing strategies are crucial in colder climates to protect these perennial herbs.
How to Water Medicks?
What Are the Sunlight Requirements for Medicks?
How to Propagate Medicks?
How to Plant Medicks?
Exploring the Medicks Plants
Feedback
8 most common species：
Alfalfa
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) is a perennial flowering plant in the legume family of Fabaceae. The common name alfalfa is mainly used in North America. In the rest of the world, this crop is called "lucerne." This plant looks similar to clover due to its purple flowers.
Black medick
The black medick plant matures anywhere from 15 to 79 cm in height, with stems that lie flat at the beginning of growth and later stand up to be erect. The black medick is a plant known for making excellent honey. It is sometimes planted specifically for this purpose. It is also a good pasture plant for livestock feed; however, it is not overly palatable to cattle.
Bur clover
Bur clover is known by a number of names, including Medicago polymorpha, burr medic, and creeping burr. This legume is a green mulch, as it can correct nitrogen problems in soil, control erosion, and increase organic matter in the soil. It is an effective forage for sheep and can be used as an emergency forage if other crops fail. Bur clover carries the risk of becoming invasive.
Spotted medick
Spotted medick (Medicago arabica) is an annual herbaceous plant with dark heart-shape-spotted trefoil leaves that are easy to identify. Blooms delicate yellow flowers from spring through summer. Thrives in full sun and well-drained soil. It improves the nitrogen in the soil where it is planted and spring do well as a subsidiary crop. Attracts bees and livestock.
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More Popular Genus
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Dracaena
Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.
Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
Brambles
Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.
Maples
The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.
Nightshades
Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.
Roses
Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.
Oaks
Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.
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