@johncrossley120 Rare flower! The tree medick, at #Clevedon in #Somerset #flower #wildflower #coast #sea #nature #outdoors #plants #seaside #beaches #fyp ♬ original sound - John
Common names:
Tree medick, shrub medick, moon trefoil
Family:
Scientific name:
Medicago arborea
Main flower color:
Range:
Restricted to a very a few coastal sites in the south, including Clevedon and the Scilly Isles; an introduced species
Height:
Up to 4 m
Habitat:
Rocky places near the coast
Flowers:
The corolla is orange-yellow, around 15 mm long, while the calyx is green, sometimes with faint darker markings, divided about half way into five triangular teeth, and sparsely hairy. Flowers are arranged in compact clusters, typically of four to ten
Fruit:
Spiral capsules, pale yellow in colour
Leaves:
Leaflets are hairless, obovate, up to 3 cm long, on stalks of up to 4 cm; lined by faint teeth. Partly folded along the midvein. On stems that are oval in cross-section
Season:
May to July
Rarity:
★★★★★
