Medicago littoralis

Medicago littoralis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Medicago
Species:
M. littoralis
Binomial name
Medicago littoralis
Lois
Synonyms
  • Medicago arenaria Ten.
  • Medicago cylindracea DC.
  • Medicago littoralis subsp. cylindracea (DC.) Nyman
  • Medicago littoralis subsp. tricycla (DC.) J. M. Lainz
  • Medicago striata sensu auct.ital.
  • Medicago subinermis Bertol.
  • Medicago tricycla DC.
  • Medicago truncatula subsp. littoralis (Lois.) Ponert

Medicago littoralis is an annual plant species of the genus Medicago. Its native range encompasses the Mediterranean Basin, from Macaronesia to the Caucasus; it has been introduced elsewhere. It is useful as a forage for livestock. As a leguminous plant, it is capable of adding nitrogen to soils, through its symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti, which enables nitrogen fixation. Common names include shore medick,[1] water medick,[2] coastal medick, and strand medick.[3]

  1. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  2. ^ NRCS. "Medicago littoralis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 28 January 2016.
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