ON THIS PLANT
Medicago turbinata or Southern medick is a plant species of the genus Medicago It is found throughout the Mediterranean basin. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium medicae, which is capable of nitrogen fixation. An unidentified lectin isolated from M. turbinata has shown limited usefulness as a phytohaemagglutinin. The seed weight is 4.66 pounds.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Southern Medick en Cogwheel burr medic en Tubercled medick
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