Medicago orbicularis

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Medicago orbicularis
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. orbicularis
Binomial name
Medicago orbicularis
(L.) Bartal.
Synonyms
  • Medicago applanata Hornem.
  • Medicago biancae (Urban) Pinto da Silva
  • Medicago cuneata J. Woods
  • Medicago marginata Willd.
  • Medicago orbicularis (L.) All.
  • Medicago polymorpha var. orbicularis L.

Medicago orbicularis is a plant species found throughout the Mediterranean basin and along the European Black Sea coast. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium medicae, which is capable of nitrogen fixation. Common names include blackdisk medick,[1] button clover, button medick, and round-fruited medick.

Uses

The seed pods are edible and are foraged between March and May in Israel (Palestine).[2]

References

  1. NRCS. "Medicago orbicularis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. Tesdell, Omar, ed. (2018). Palestinian Wild Food Plants (النباتات البرية الغذائية الفلسطينية) (in English and Arabic). Rāmallāh: Markaz Khalīl al-Sakākīnī al-Thaqāfī. p. 52. ISBN 978-9950-385-72-6. OCLC 1050944096.