Black Medic vs Wrinkled medick

Medicago lupulina compared with Medicago rugosa

Key Differences

• Black Medic is Not Evaluated while Wrinkled medick is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Medic	Wrinkled medick
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Medicago	Medicago
Species	Medicago lupulina	Medicago rugosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Medic and Wrinkled medick share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Medicago.

Conservation Status

Black Medic

NE — Not Evaluated

Wrinkled medick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Medic	Wrinkled medick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Medic

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (7 countries).

Wrinkled medick

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Black Medic

The Black Medic (Medicago lupulina) is a species in the genus Medicago. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Its geographic range spans Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇺🇸 United States