Medicago brachycarpa is a plant species of the genus Medicago. It is found throughout the Middle East. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti, which is capable of nitrogen fixation.

Medicago brachycarpa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Medicago
Species:
M. brachycarpa
Binomial name
Medicago brachycarpa
M. Bieb.
Synonyms

Trigonella brachycarpa (M. Bieb.) Moris

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