Medicago orbicularis

Short description: Species of legume

Medicago orbicularis

Scientific classification
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

* International Legume Database & Information Services

Wikidata ☰ Q3085644 entry

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