Medicago orbicularis

Medicago orbicularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Medicago
Species: M. orbicularis
Binomial name
Medicago orbicularis
(L.) Bartal.
Synonyms

Medicago applanata Hornem.
Medicago biancae (Urban) Pinto da Silva
Medicago cuneata J. Woods
Medicago marginata Willd.
Medicago orbicularis (L.) All.
Medicago polymorpha var. orbicularis L.

Medicago orbicularis is a plant species found throughout the Mediterranean basin and along the European Black Sea coast. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium medicae, which is capable of nitrogen fixation. Common names include blackdisk medick,[1] button clover, button medick, and round-fruited medick.

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References

  1. ↑ "Medicago orbicularis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

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