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Medicago turbinata or Southern medick is a plant species of the genus Medicago It is found throughout the Mediterranean basin.[2] It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium medicae, which is capable of nitrogen fixation. An unidentified lectin isolated from M. turbinata has shown limited usefulness as a phytohaemagglutinin.[3] The seed weight is 4.66 pounds.[4]

Medicago turbinata
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Medicago
Species:	M. turbinata
Binomial name
Medicago turbinata (L.) All.
Synonyms
Medicago polymorpha var. tuberculata Retz. Medicago polymorpha var. turbinata L. Medicago spinulosa DC Medicago tuberculata (Retz.) Willd.

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  seed pods
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  seeds

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