*Medicago orbicularis (Linnaeus) Bartalini. Section: Orbiculares. Common name: Button Medick. Phenology: Apr-Jul. Habitat: Lawns, disturbed areas, limestone glades. Distribution: Native of Mediterranean Europe and n. Africa. Reported for Calloway County, KY (Abbott & Thompson 2019).
Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Can, FNA11.2, G, Il, K4, NcTx, RAB, SE3, Tn, Tx, WH3, Isely (1998), Woods & Orcutt (2017); Medicago polymorpha L. var. orbicularis L. = n/a — C, Tat. Basionym: Medicago polymorpha L. var. orbicularis L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Medicago orbicularis - FNA11.2
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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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