Medicago noeana is a species of flowering plant in the Fabaceae family.[1][2] It can be found throughout the Middle East. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti, which is capable of nitrogen fixation.

Medicago noeana
Seed pods of Medicago noeana next to a U.S. dime for scale.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Medicago
Species:
M. noeana
Binomial name
Medicago noeana

References

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  1. ^ "Medicago noeana Boiss". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "Medicago noeana Boiss". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
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