Spotted medick

Medicago arabica

Summary 2

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.

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  1. (c) Don Loarie, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/loarie/16669856887/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicago_arabica

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