Medicago constricta
| Medicago constricta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Medicago |
| Species: | M. constricta |
| Binomial name | |
| Medicago constricta | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
| |
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.
Gallery
[edit]
seed pods
seeds
References
[edit]- ↑ Rhodes, L. (2016). "Medicago constricta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T176455A19404139. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T176455A19404139.en. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
- 1 2 "Medicago constricta Durieu". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
- ↑ "Medicago constricta Durieu". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
- ↑ "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.
 | This Trifolieae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |