Black medick wani nau'in tsiro ne wanda ke cikin dangin legumes, wanda ya fito daga Turai da Asiya. Kalmar "medick" tsohon suna ne na nau'in clover. Kalmar “baƙar fata” tana nufin launin ɓangarorin shukar.Gaba ɗaya, Black Medick na nufin ɗanɗano mai girma, na shekara-shekara ko biennial tare da furanni rawaya da ganyen trifoliate. Sunan kimiyya Medicago lupulina. Ana kuma san shukar da wasu sunaye na gama gari, da suka haɗa da ciyawa, blackgrass, hop clover, da nonsuch.