Medicago falcata
| Medicago falcata | |
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| File:Medicago falcata bgiu.jpg | |
| File:Bombus sylvarum - Medicago falcata - Keila.jpg | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Medicago |
| Species: | M. falcata
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| Binomial name | |
| Medicago falcata | |
| Synonyms | |
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Medicago aurantiaca Godron | |
Medicago falcata is a plant species of the genus Medicago. It is native to much of Europe and Asia,[1] but is found throughout the world. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti, which is capable of nitrogen fixation. Its common names include yellow lucerne, sickle alfalfa, yellow-flowered alfalfa, yellow alfalfa, sickle medick and yellow medick.
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