Medicago constricta
| Medicago constricta | |
|---|---|
| secure[1] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Trifolieae |
| Genus: | Medicago |
| Species: | M. constricta |
| Binomial name | |
| Medicago constricta Durieu | |
| Synonyms | |
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Medicago globosa Urb. | |
Medicago constricta is an annual, non-climbing species of the genus Medicago.[1] It is found in the Mediterranean basin from Greece to Israel.[2] M. constricta is found primarily in sandy clay[3] or dry soils.[4] It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti, which is capable of nitrogen fixation.
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References
- 1 2 "ILDIS page on Medicago constricta". Retrieved 2008-11-17.
- ↑ Béna, G., Lyet, A., Huguet, T., and Olivier, I. (2005). "Medicago–Sinorhizobium symbiotic specificity evolution and the geographic expansion of Medicago". J. Evol. Biol. 18 (6): 1547–58. doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2005.00952.x. PMID 16313467.
- ↑ Heyn, Chaia Clara (1963). The Annual Species of Medicago. Jerusalem, Israel: The Magnes Press, The Hebrew University. pp. 108–111.
- ↑ Lesinš, Karlis Adolfs; Lesinš, Irma (1979). Genus Medicago (Leguminosae). The Hague, The Netherlands: Dr. W. Junk bv Publishers. pp. 176–179. ISBN 90-6193-598-9.
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