Medicago arabica

Medicago arabica
Conservation status
secure[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Trifolieae
Genus:	Medicago
Species:	M. arabica
Binomial name
Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.
varieties[2]
M. a. var. heptacycla Urb. M. a. var. immaculata Schur M. a. var. intermis Ricker M. a. var. minor Loj. and Poj. M. a. var. vulgaris Rouy
Synonyms
Medica arabica Med. Medicago cordata Desr. Medicago coronata Pall. Medicago immaculata Schur Medicago maculata Sibth. Medicago maculata Willd. Medicago maculata var. immaculata Schur Medicago oxaloides Schur Medicago polymorpha var. arabica L. Medicago tinei Loj. & Poj.

Medicago arabica (spotted medick, spotted burclover, heart clover) is a flowering plant of the family Fabaceae. It is native to the Mediterranean basin but is found throughout the world. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium medicae, which is capable of nitrogen fixation.

References

1. ^ "ILDIS page on Medicago arabica". http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&LegumeWeb&tno~5779&genus~Medicago&species~arabica. Retrieved 2008-11-17. 
2. ^ The use of these varieties is deprecated since intermediate forms are as frequent as the extreme forms used to identify the varieties.