Photographs: Ferrypoint, Co. Waterford

Spotted Medick Medicago arabica Meidic bhreac Family: Fabaceae Flowering April - September. Winter annual. Introduced. Bright yellow flowers in groups of 1-5 are followed by globular coiled seedpods, hairless but with a double row of hooked spines. Toothed, +/- hairless tri-foliate leaves with dark blotches and short-toothed stipules. Prostrate or sprawling growth. Rare casual in Ireland. Found near south, south-east and east Irish coasts on open sandy ground, lawns, sea cliffs and waste ground. Similar: Black Medick, Medicago lupulina

Spotted Medick, Medicago arabica, Meidic bhreac