Medicago brachycarpa

Medicago brachycarpa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Medicago
Species: M. brachycarpa
Binomial name
Medicago brachycarpa
M. Bieb.
Synonyms

Trigonella brachycarpa (M. Bieb.) Moris

Medicago brachycarpa is a plant species of the genus Medicago. It is found throughout the Middle East. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti, which is capable of nitrogen fixation.

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