Medicago intertexta
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Species of legume
| Medicago intertexta | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Medicago |
| Species: | M. intertexta
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| Binomial name | |
| Medicago intertexta | |
Medicago intertexta, the hedgehog medick,[1] Calvary clover, or Calvary medick, is a flowering plant of the family Fabaceae. It is found primarily in the western Mediterranean basin. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium medicae , which is capable of nitrogen fixation.
A form with red-blotched leaves was formerly much grown as a garden plant.[citation needed ]
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References
[edit ]- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015年06月26日. Retrieved 2014年10月17日.
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