Medicago rotata
Medicago rotata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Medicago |
Species: | M. rotata |
Binomial name | |
Medicago rotata | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Medicago rotata subsp. eliezeri (Eig) Ponert |
Medicago rotata is a species of flowering plant in the Fabaceae family.[1][2] It is found throughout the eastern Mediterranean from Turkey to Israel. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium medicae, which is capable of nitrogen fixation.
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- Pods
- Seeds
References
- ^ a b "Medicago rotata Boiss". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ "Medicago rotata Boiss". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
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