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Medicago falcata is a plant species of the genus Medicago
Medicago

Medicago is a genus of flowering plants, commonly known as medick or burclover. The best known member of the genus is alfalfa , an important crop....
. It is native to the Mediterranean basin, but is found throughout the world. It forms a symbiotic
Symbiosis

The term symbiosis commonly describes close and often long-term interactions between different biological species. The term was first used in 1879 by the Germany mycology Heinrich Anton de Bary, who defined it as "the living together of unlike organisms"....
 relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti
Sinorhizobium meliloti

Sinorhizobium meliloti is a nitrogen-fixing bacterium . It forms a symbiotic relationship with legumes from the genera Medicago, Melilotus and Trigonella, including model legume Medicago truncatula....
, which is capable of nitrogen fixation
Nitrogen fixation

Nitrogen fixation is the process by which nitrogen is taken from its relatively inert molecular form in the Earth's atmosphere and converted into nitrogen compounds ....
. Its common names include blue alfalfa, sickle alfalfa, sickle medick, yellow lucerne, and yellow-flowered alfalfa.








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Medicago falcata is a plant species of the genus Medicago
Medicago

Medicago is a genus of flowering plants, commonly known as medick or burclover. The best known member of the genus is alfalfa , an important crop....
. It is native to the Mediterranean basin, but is found throughout the world. It forms a symbiotic
Symbiosis

The term symbiosis commonly describes close and often long-term interactions between different biological species. The term was first used in 1879 by the Germany mycology Heinrich Anton de Bary, who defined it as "the living together of unlike organisms"....
 relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti
Sinorhizobium meliloti

Sinorhizobium meliloti is a nitrogen-fixing bacterium . It forms a symbiotic relationship with legumes from the genera Medicago, Melilotus and Trigonella, including model legume Medicago truncatula....
, which is capable of nitrogen fixation
Nitrogen fixation

Nitrogen fixation is the process by which nitrogen is taken from its relatively inert molecular form in the Earth's atmosphere and converted into nitrogen compounds ....
. Its common names include blue alfalfa, sickle alfalfa, sickle medick, yellow lucerne, and yellow-flowered alfalfa.

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