Medicago falcata
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(unranked): | Angiosperms
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Species: | M. falcata
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Medicago falcata | |
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Medicago aurantiaca Godron |
Medicago falcata is a plant species of the genus Medicago. It is native to much of Europe and Asia,[1] but is found throughout the world. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti, which is capable of nitrogen fixation. Its common names include yellow lucerne, sickle alfalfa, yellow-flowered alfalfa, yellow alfalfa, sickle medick and yellow medick.
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Categories:
- Medicago
- Plants described in 1753
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Trifolieae stubs
- Flora of Lebanon and Syria