Medicago rotata

Short description: Species of plant in the family Fabaceae

Medicago rotata

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  |

Plantae

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Angiosperms

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Eudicots

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Rosids

Order:  |

Fabales

Family:  |

Fabaceae

Genus:  |

Medicago

Species:  |

M. rotata

Binomial name
Medicago rotata

Boiss.

Synonyms[1]

Medicago rotata subsp. eliezeri (Eig) Ponert

Medicago rotata is a species of flowering plant in the Fabaceae family.[1][2] It is found throughout the eastern Mediterranean from Turkey to Israel. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium medicae, which is capable of nitrogen fixation.

## Gallery

* pods

* seeds

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Medicago rotata Boiss.". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:506397-1.
2. ↑ "Medicago rotata Boiss.". The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d.. http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000213466.

## External links

* International Legume Database & Information Services

Wikidata ☰ Q4117814 entry

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