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Medicago lupulina
black medic, black medic clover, black medick, hop clover, hop medic, nonesuch, yellow trefoil
Fort Larned National Historic Site
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Medicago lupulina L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Fabales, Family Fabaceae, Genus Medicago, Species Medicago lupulina


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		KS: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Last Modified Date:	7/12/2018

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/9/2025 12:07:02 PM

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