Urban Nature Pictures 4/22

[urbpan]

Black medick, a weedy legume and close relative of alfalfa.

Comments

[brian-z.livejournal.com]

I assume this is an old picture, I don't think these bloom for a while?

[ideath.livejournal.com]

The seeds are black. Are they medicinal or something? What's with the name?

[weofodthignen]

Oh wow, this is what I've been calling yellow clover. It likes one half of our back lawn, and I assume it puts back some nitrogen - plus it's pretty. But it gets these prickly burr seeds so I have to rip it out after a while to spare the dog's paws. I didn't realize it wasn't actually a clover.

M