Blackdisk medick vs Hairy medick

Medicago orbicularis compared with Medicago monspeliaca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackdisk medick	Hairy medick
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
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 orbicularis	Medicago monspeliaca

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackdisk medick and Hairy medick share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Medicago.

Conservation Status

Blackdisk medick

NE — Not Evaluated

Hairy medick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackdisk medick	Hairy medick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackdisk medick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Hairy medick

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Sweden, and United States.

Blackdisk medick

The Blackdisk medick (Medicago orbicularis) is a species in the genus Medicago. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States