Medicago polymorpha

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Medicago polymorpha

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Rosopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Medicago
Species: M. polymorpha
Binomial name
Medicago polymorpha
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Synonyms

M. apiculata Willd.
M. denticulata Willd.
M. hispida Gaertn.
M. lappacea Desr.
M. loretii Albert
M. nigra (L.) Krocker
M. pentacycla DC.
M. polycarpa Godron & Gren.
M. polymorpha subsp. hispida (Gaertner) Ponert
M. polymorpha subsp. lappacea (Desr.) Bonafe
M. polymorpha subsp. polycarpa Romero Zarco
M. reticulata Benth.
M. terebellum Willd.

Medicago polymorpha is a plant species of the genus Medicago. 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. Common names include California burclover, toothed bur clover, and toothed medick.

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