Medicago radiata

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Medicago radiata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Medicago
Species:
M. radiata
Binomial name
Medicago radiata
L.
Synonyms

Trigonella radiata(L.) Boiss.

Medicago radiata, the ray-podded medick, is a plant species of the genus Medicago . It is found throughout the eastern Mediterranean and in Asia. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti , which is capable of nitrogen fixation.


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