1. Between tne church parking lot and the bridge #16 (N35D33'02.249 X W105D41'22.752)
2. Throughout the trail
Flowers first observed: 4/17/17
The Plant w/Flowers
The Flower & Leaves
Distribution
"Black medick is found throughout the United States, including Hawaii and Alaska." (Wikipedia)
Description
"Annual or biennial with prostrate or ascending stems to 8 dm; stipules lanceolate, entire or toothed; lfls elliptic to obovate, 1-2 cm; peduncles much exceeding the subtending lvs; heads globose to short-cylindric, to 1 cm; fls yellow, 10-50 per head, 2-4 mm; pods nearly black, 2-3 mm, reniform, unarmed, 1-seeded, the conspicuous veins tending to be longitudinal; 2n=16. Native of Eurasia, common as a weed in our range and elsewhere. May-Sept." (SEINet)
Ethnobotanical Uses
None Found
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