Medicago constricta
| Medicago constricta | |
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Scientific classification 
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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
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| Binomial name | |
| Medicago constricta Durieu
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| Synonyms | |
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Medicago globosa Urb. | |
Medicago constricta is an annual, non-climbing species of the genus Medicago.[1] It is found in the Mediterranean basin from Greece to Israel.[2] M. constricta is found primarily in sandy clay[3] or dry soils.[4] It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti, which is capable of nitrogen fixation.
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References[edit]
- ^ "ILDIS page on Medicago constricta". Retrieved 2008-11-17.
- ^ Béna, G.; Lyet, A.; Huguet, T. & Olivier, I. (2005). "Medicago–Sinorhizobium symbiotic specificity evolution and the geographic expansion of Medicago". J. Evol. Biol. 18 (6): 1547–58. doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2005.00952.x. PMID 16313467.
- ^ Heyn, Chaia Clara (1963). The Annual Species of Medicago. Jerusalem, Israel: The Magnes Press, The Hebrew University. pp. 108–111.
- ^ Lesinš, Karlis Adolfs; Lesinš, Irma (1979). Genus Medicago (Leguminosae). The Hague, The Netherlands: Dr. W. Junk bv Publishers. pp. 176–179. ISBN 90-6193-598-9.
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