Medicago lupulina Black medick (Leguminosae)

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Medicago lupulina
Black medick
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The Medicago lupulina plant species is found in Britain. It is a member of the Leguminosae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Black medick.

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Latin Name:  Medicago lupulina
Common Name:  Black medick
Family:  Leguminosae
Author:  L.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.45   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Grassy places and roadsides[17], often occuring as a garden weed on acid and calcareous soils[1].

Edible Uses: Leaves - cooked[105]. Used as a potherb[183]. A nutritional analysis is available[218]. Seed - cooked[2, 105, 161]. Parched and eaten or ground into a powder[183]. The seed is said to contain trypsin inhibitors[218]. These can interfere with certain enzymes that help in the digestion of proteins, but are normally destroyed if the seed is sprouted first.

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