Medicago constricta
Species of legume
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Medicago constricta is species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[2][3] It is an annual, non-climbing plant found in the Mediterranean basin from Greece to Israel.[4][5] M. constricta is found primarily in sandy clay[6] or dry soils.[7] It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti, which is capable of nitrogen fixation.
| Medicago constricta | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Medicago |
| Species: | M. constricta |
| Binomial name | |
| Medicago constricta | |
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