Medicago coronata, the crown medick, is a plant species of the genus Medicago. It is found throughout the Mediterranean basin. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti, which is capable of nitrogen fixation.

Medicago coronata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Medicago
Species:
M. coronata
Binomial name
Medicago coronata
(L.) Bartal.
Synonyms
  • Medicago polymorpha var. coronata L.
  • Medicago vermicularis Cesati
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