Medicago scutellata (L.) Mill. is a plant in the Fabaceae family, order Fabales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Medicago scutellata (L.) Mill.

Medicago scutellata (L.) Mill.

Medicago scutellata is a Medicago species found in the Mediterranean basin with common names snail medick and shield medick.

Family
Genus
Medicago
Order
Fabales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Medicago scutellata (L.) Mill.

Medicago scutellata, with the full scientific name Medicago scutellata (L.) Mill., is a plant species belonging to the genus Medicago. This species can be found growing across the entire Mediterranean basin. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti. Its common names are snail medick and shield medick.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Medicago

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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