Medicago noeana

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
Seed pods of Medicago noeana next to a U.S. dime for scale.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Genus:
Medicago
Species:
M. noeana
Binomial name
Medicago noeana

References
  1. "Medicago noeana Boiss". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  2. "Medicago noeana Boiss". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved September 5, 2020.


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