Medicago Laciniata

Medicago laciniata
	Photograph of Medicago laciniata seed pods
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Medicago
Species:	M. laciniata
Binomial name
	Medicago laciniata; (L.) Mill.

Short description: Species of legume

Medicago laciniata is a plant species of the genus Medicago. It is found primarily in the southern Mediterranean basin. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti, which is capable of nitrogen fixation. Common names include cutleaf medick^[1] and tattered medick.^[2] Grows in Sinai, Egypt.

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seed pods
seeds

References

↑ "Medicago laciniata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=MELA5. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
↑ (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 2014-10-17

External links

International Legume Database & Information Services

Wikidata ☰ Q3737367 entry

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[1] "Medicago laciniata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=MELA5. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

[BSBI07-2] (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 2014-10-17

Medicago laciniata

Photograph of Medicago laciniata seed pods
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Medicago
Species:	M. laciniata
Binomial name
*Medicago laciniata* (L.) Mill.