Medicago Turbinata

Medicago turbinata
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Medicago
Species:	M. turbinata
Binomial name
	Medicago turbinata; (L.) All.
Synonyms
	Medicago polymorpha var. tuberculata Retz.; Medicago polymorpha var. turbinata L.; Medicago spinulosa DC; Medicago tuberculata (Retz.) Willd.

Short description: Species of legume

Medicago turbinata or Southern medick is a plant species of the genus Medicago It is found throughout the Mediterranean basin.^[2] It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium medicae, which is capable of nitrogen fixation. An unidentified lectin isolated from M. turbinata has shown limited usefulness as a phytohaemagglutinin.^[3] The seed weight is 4.66 pounds.^[4]

Gallery

seed pods
seeds

References

↑ Rhodes, L. (2016). "Medicago turbinata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T176613A19401503. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T176613A19401503.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/176613/19401503. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
↑ 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.
↑ Bird, G. W.; Wingham, J. (1983). ""New" lectins for the identification of erythrocyte cryptantigens and the classification of erythrocyte polyagglutinability: Medicago disciformis and Medicago turbinata". J. Clin. Pathol. 36 (2): 195–6. doi:10.1136/jcp.36.2.195. PMID 6826775.
↑ Bulletin. Plant Industry Bureau. 1913. https://books.google.com/books?id=YcpGAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA2-PA75&dq=Medicago+turbinata.

Medicago turbinata

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Medicago
Species:	M. turbinata
Binomial name
*Medicago turbinata* (L.) All.
Synonyms
Medicago polymorpha var. tuberculata Retz. Medicago polymorpha var. turbinata L. Medicago spinulosa DC Medicago tuberculata (Retz.) Willd.