Medicago constricta

Medicago constricta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Medicago
Species:
M. constricta
Binomial name
Medicago constricta
Synonyms[2]
  • Medicago rigidula subsp. constricta (Durieu) Ponert

Medicago constricta is species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[2][3] It is an annual, non-climbing plant found in the Mediterranean basin from Greece to Israel.[4][5] M. constricta is found primarily in sandy clay[6] or dry soils.[7] It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti, which is capable of nitrogen fixation.

  • seed pods
    seed pods
  • seeds
    seeds

References

  1. ^ Rhodes, L. (2016). "Medicago constricta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T176455A19404139. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T176455A19404139.en. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Medicago constricta Durieu". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  3. ^ "Medicago constricta Durieu". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  4. ^ "ILDIS page on Medicago constricta". Retrieved 2008-11-17.
  5. ^ Béna, G.; Lyet, A.; Huguet, T. & Olivier, I. (2005). "Medicago–Sinorhizobium symbiotic specificity evolution and the geographic expansion of Medicago". J. Evol. Biol. 18 (6): 1547–58. doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2005.00952.x. PMID 16313467.
  6. ^ Heyn, Chaia Clara (1963). The Annual Species of Medicago. Jerusalem, Israel: The Magnes Press, The Hebrew University. pp. 108–111.
  7. ^ Lesinš, Karlis Adolfs; Lesinš, Irma (1979). Genus Medicago (Leguminosae). The Hague, The Netherlands: Dr. W. Junk bv Publishers. pp. 176–179. ISBN 90-6193-598-9.
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