Medicago ciliaris

Short description: Species of legume

Medicago ciliaris

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Rosids
Order:  | Fabales
Family:  | Fabaceae
Subfamily:  | Faboideae
Genus:  | Medicago
Species:  |

M. ciliaris

Binomial name
Medicago ciliaris

(L.) Krock.

Medicago ciliaris, the ciliate medick, is a plant species of the genus Medicago. It is found throughout the Mediterranean basin. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium medicae, which is capable of nitrogen fixation. It is considered by some to be a subspecies of Medicago intertexta.

## External links

* International Legume Database & Information Services

Wikidata ☰ Q4117817 entry

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