| Tree Medick | |
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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 |
| Genus: | Medicago |
| Species: | M. arborea |
| Binomial name | |
| Medicago arborea L. |
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| Synonyms | |
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Medicago arborea var. citrina Font Quer |
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Medicago arborea is a plant species of the genus Medicago. Common names include moon trefoil, shrub medick, and tree medick. It is found throughout Europe and especially in the Mediterranean basin. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti, which is capable of nitrogen fixation. It is the only member of the genus Medicago which is used as an ornamental and it is the only woody species. M. arborea is sometimes misidentified as Cytisus, which it resembles.[2]