| Medicago arabica | |
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| Conservation status | |
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secure[1]
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Trifolieae |
| Genus: | Medicago |
| Species: | M. arabica |
| Binomial name | |
| Medicago arabica (L.) Huds. |
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| varieties[2] | |
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M. a. var. heptacycla Urb. |
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| Synonyms | |
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Medica arabica Med. |
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Medicago arabica (spotted medick, spotted burclover, heart clover) is a flowering plant of the family Fabaceae. It is native to the Mediterranean basin but is found throughout the world. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium medicae, which is capable of nitrogen fixation.