''Medicago radiata'', the ray-podded medick, is a plant species of the genus ''

Medicago ''Medicago'' is a genus of flowering plants, commonly known as medick or burclover, in the legume family (Fabaceae). It contains at least 87 species and is distributed mainly around the Mediterranean basin. The best-known member of the genus is ...

''. It is found throughout the eastern Mediterranean and in Asia. It forms a

symbiotic Symbiosis (from Greek , , "living together", from , , "together", and , bíōsis, "living") is any type of a close and long-term biological interaction between two different biological organisms, be it mutualistic, commensalistic, or parasit ...

relationship with the bacterium '' Sinorhizobium meliloti'', which is capable of

nitrogen fixation Nitrogen fixation is a chemical process by which molecular nitrogen (), with a strong triple covalent bond, in the air is converted into ammonia () or related nitrogenous compounds, typically in soil or aquatic systems but also in industry. Atmo ...

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Image:Medicago radiata seeds.JPG, seeds

External links

International Legume Database & Information Services
radiata Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Flora of Lebanon and Syria {{Trifolieae-stub