Medicago praecox

Medicago praecox, the Mediterranean medick^[1] or early medick, is a plant species of the genus Medicago. It is found throughout the northern Mediterranean. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti,^{[citation needed]} which is capable of nitrogen fixation.

Medicago praecox
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Medicago
Species:	M. praecox
Binomial name
Medicago praecox DC.
Synonyms
Medicago pontificalis Gennari