Biology:Medicago orbicularis

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Short description: Species of legume

Medicago orbicularis
Medicago orbicularis1.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: 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.

Gallery

  • Seed pods

  • Seeds

  • Medicago orbicularis - MHNT

References

  1. ↑ "Medicago orbicularis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=MEOR2. Retrieved 30 June 2015. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3085644 entry




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