Medicago noeana is a species of flowering plant in the Fabaceae family.[1][2] It can be found throughout the Middle East. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti, which is capable of nitrogen fixation.
| Medicago noeana | |
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| Seed pods of Medicago noeana next to a U.S. dime for scale. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Medicago |
| Species: | M. noeana
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| Binomial name | |
| Medicago noeana | |
References
edit- ^ "Medicago noeana Boiss". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ "Medicago noeana Boiss". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
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