Biology:Medicago orbicularis
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Short description: Species of legume
| Medicago orbicularis | |
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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. orbicularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Medicago orbicularis (L.) Bartal.
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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.
Uses
The seed pods are edible and are foraged between March and May in Israel (Palestine).[2]
Gallery
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Medicago orbicularis - MHNT
References
- ↑ "Medicago orbicularis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=MEOR2. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ↑ Tesdell, Omar, ed (2018) (in en, ar). Palestinian Wild Food Plants (النباتات البرية الغذائية الفلسطينية). Rāmallāh: Markaz Khalīl al-Sakākīnī al-Thaqāfī. p. 52. ISBN 978-9950-385-72-6. OCLC 1050944096. https://archive.org/details/palwildfoodplants2018/page/n1/mode/2up.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3085644 entry
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