Biology:Medicago constricta
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Short description: Species of legume
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Medicago |
| Species: | M. constricta
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| Medicago constricta | |
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Medicago constricta is species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[2][3] It is an annual, non-climbing plant found in the Mediterranean basin from Greece to Israel.[4][5] M. constricta is found primarily in sandy clay[6] or dry soils.[7] It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti, which is capable of nitrogen fixation.
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References
- ↑ Rhodes, L. (2016). "Medicago constricta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T176455A19404139.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/176455/19404139. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Medicago constricta Durieu". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:506125-1.
- ↑ "Medicago constricta Durieu". Species 2000. n.d.. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/3YNJS.
- ↑ "ILDIS page on Medicago constricta". http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&LegumeWeb&tno~19585&genus~Medicago&species~constricta.
- ↑ Béna, G.; Lyet, A.; Huguet, T.; 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q4116872 entry
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