Medicago arabica

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Medicago arabica

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Rosopsida
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Medicago
Species:	M. arabica

Binomial name

Medicago arabica
(L.) Huds.

Synonyms

Medicago cordata Desr.
Medicago maculata Willd.
Medicago maculata Sibth.
Medicago polymorpha var. arabica L.

Medicago arabica (Spotted Medick, 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.