Medicago praecox

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

Medicago pontificalis Gennari

Medicago praecox or early medick is a plant species of the genus Medicago. It is found throughout the northern Mediterranean. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti, which is capable of nitrogen fixation.

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