barrel medick (Medicago truncatula)
Medicago Truncatula is a small annual legume, widely employed as a model plant for legume genetics and the study of symbiotic interactions, like nitrogen fixation.
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Synonyms
Medica tribuloides (Desr.) Bubani
Medicago crassispina Vis.
Medicago glabella C.Presl
Medicago hornemanniana Ser.
Medicago tentaculata Willd.
Medicago tribuloides Desr.
Medicago uncinata Willd.
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderFabales
- familyFabaceae
- genusMedicago
- speciesMedicago truncatula