Medicago turbinata

Short description: Species of legume

Medicago turbinata

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
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Plantae

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Angiosperms

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Eudicots

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Rosids

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Fabales

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Fabaceae

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Medicago

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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.

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

1. ↑ 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.
2. ↑ 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.
3. ↑ 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.
4. ↑ Bulletin. Plant Industry Bureau. 1913. https://books.google.com/books?id=YcpGAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA2-PA75&dq=Medicago+turbinata.

See also Wikidata entry Q4116202.

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