Medicago arborea

Medicago arborea
Tree Medick
Conservation status
secure[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Medicago
Species: M. arborea
Binomial name
Medicago arborea
L.
Synonyms

Medicago arborea var. citrina Font Quer
Medicago arborea subsp. citrina (Font Quer) O. Bolos & Vigo
Medicago arborescens C. Presl
Medicago citrina (Font Quer) Greuter
Rhodusia arborea (L.) Vassilcz.
Trigonella arborea (L.) Vassilcz.

Medicago arborea is a plant species of the genus Medicago. Common names include moon trefoil, shrub medick, and tree medick. It is found throughout Europe and especially in the Mediterranean basin. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti, which is capable of nitrogen fixation. It is the only member of the genus Medicago which is used as an ornamental and it is the only woody species. M. arborea is sometimes misidentified as Cytisus, which it resembles.[2]

References

  1. ^ "ILDIS page on Medicago arborea". http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&LegumeWeb&tno~5780&genus~Medicago&species~arborea. Retrieved 2008-11-18. 
  2. ^ Lesinš, Karlis Adolfs; Lesinš, Irma (1979). Genus Medicago (Leguminosae). The Hague, The Netherlands: Dr. W. Junk bv Publishers. pp. 132. ISBN 9-06193-598-9. 

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