Medicago praecox

Medicago praecox
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Medicago
Species:	M. praecox
Binomial name
	Medicago praecox; DC.
Synonyms
	Medicago pontificalis Gennari

Medicago praecox, Mediterranean medick^[1] or early medick, is a plant species of the genus Medicago. It is found throughout the northern Mediterranean. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti,^{[citation needed]} which is capable of nitrogen fixation.

References

^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Medicago praecox". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

External links

International Legume Database & Information Services

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[1] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Medicago praecox". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

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