- Medicago intertexta
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Medicago intertexta Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Medicago Species: M. intertexta Binomial name Medicago intertexta
(L.) MillerMedicago intertexta (Calvary Clover, 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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Categories:- Medicago
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