Medicago radiata
Medicago radiata | |
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(unranked): | Angiosperms
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Species: | M. radiata
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Medicago radiata | |
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Trigonella radiata (L.) Boiss. |
Medicago radiata or 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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- Medicago
- Plants described in 1753
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Trifolieae stubs
- Flora of Lebanon and Syria