| Medicago orbicularis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Medicago |
| Species: | M. orbicularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Medicago orbicularis (L.) Bartal. | |
| Synonyms | |
Medicago orbicularis is a plant species found throughout the Mediterranean basin and along the European Black Sea coast. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium medicae, which is capable of nitrogen fixation. Common names include blackdisk medick, button clover, button medick, and round-fruited medick.
Uses
The seed pods are edible and are foraged between March and May in Israel (Palestine).
Gallery
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Seed pods
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Seeds
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Medicago orbicularis - MHNT
References
- NRCS. "Medicago orbicularis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- Tesdell, Omar, ed. (2018). Palestinian Wild Food Plants (النباتات البرية الغذائية الفلسطينية) (in English and Arabic). Rāmallāh: Markaz Khalīl al-Sakākīnī al-Thaqāfī. p. 52. ISBN 978-9950-385-72-6. OCLC 1050944096.
External links
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Medicago orbicularis |
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| Medicago polymorpha var. orbicularis | |
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