Medicago praecox
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Medicago praecox DC. |
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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.