Plants Profile for Medicago orbicularis (blackdisk medick)

General Information
Symbol:	MEOR2
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Fabaceae
Duration:	Annual
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	L48 I
Other Common Names:	button-clover large-disc medic miegla de caracolillo
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

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CAN

SPM

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Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
MEORM2	Medicago orbicularis (L.) Bartal. var. marginata (Willd.) Benth.

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae – Pea family
Genus	Medicago L. – alfalfa
Species	Medicago orbicularis (L.) Bartal. – blackdisk medick

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

Related Links

More Accounts and Images
ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (MEOR2)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (MEOR2)
Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley) (MEOR2)
USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (MEOR2)
University of Tennessee Herbarium (Distribution) (MEOR2)

Wildlife

Food

Source	Large Mammals	Small Mammals	Water Birds	Terrestrial Birds
Gee	Low
Yarrow	Low	Low		Low

Cover

Source	Large Mammals	Small Mammals	Water Birds	Terrestrial Birds
Gee
Yarrow

Sources

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press. Birmingham.

Gee, K.L., M.D. Porter, S. Demarais, F.C. Bryant, and G.V. Vreede. 1994. White-tailed deer: Their foods and management in the Cross Timbers. Ardmore.

Description of Values

Value Class	Food	Cover
High	Average 25-50% of diet	Regular source of cover
Low	5-10% of diet	Infrequently used as cover
Minor	2-5% of diet	Sparsely used as cover
Moderate	Average 10-25% of diet	Occasional source of cover