Medicago radiata

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

Trigonella radiata (L.) Boiss.

Medicago radiata or ray-podded medick is a plant species of the genus Medicago. It is found throughout the eastern Mediterranean and in Asia. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti, which is capable of nitrogen fixation.


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