Medicago constricta

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Medicago constricta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Rosopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Medicago
Species: M. constricta
Binomial name
Medicago constricta
Durieu
Synonyms

Medicago globosa
Medicago rigidula subsp. constricta (Durieu) Ponert

Medicago constricta is a plant species of the genus Medicago. It is found in the Mediterranean basin from Greece to Israel. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti, which is capable of nitrogen fixation.

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