Medicago noeana | |
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Seed pods of Medicago noeana next to a U.S. dime for scale. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Medicago |
Species: | M. noeana |
Binomial name | |
Medicago noeana |
Medicago noeana is a species of flowering plant in the Fabaceae family. [1] [2] It can be found throughout the Middle East. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti , which is capable of nitrogen fixation.