Medicago laciniata

Short description: Species of legume

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.

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.

## Gallery

* seed pods

* seeds

## References

1. ↑ "Medicago laciniata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=MELA5. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
2. ↑ (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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