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Medicago
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thumb|Anatomical diagram of Medicago flowers. Medicago is a genus of flowering plants, commonly known as medick or burclover, in the legume family (Fabaceae). It contains at least 87 species and is distributed mainly around the Mediterranean Basin, and extending across temperate Eurasia and sub-Saharan Africa. The best-known member of the genus is alfalfa (M. sativa), an important forage crop, and the genus name is based on the Latin name for that plant, , from Median (grass). Most members of the genus are low, creeping herbs, resembling clover, but with burs (hence the common name). However,
Medicago is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, commonly known as medick or burclover, that includes at least 87 species found mainly around the Mediterranean and across temperate regions. The genus is most notable for containing alfalfa, one of the world's most important forage crops used for feeding livestock.
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Species
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Medicago
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
苜蓿是苜蓿属（Medicago）植物的通称，俗稱「三葉草」（三葉草亦可稱其他車軸草族植物）。是一种多年生开花植物。其中最著名的是作为牧草的紫花苜蓿（Medicago sativa）。是牲畜饲料。
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Research
11,907 papers- Leaf Development in Medicago truncatula.Genes · 2022
- Medicago sativa.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2005
- Medicago truncatula transformation using root explants.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2006
- The Multiple Faces of the Medicago-Sinorhizobium Symbiosis.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2018
- Natural product biosynthesis in Medicago species.Natural product reports · 2014
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29 sectionsContents
- Evolution
- Ecological interactions with other organisms
- Symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing rhizobia
- Agricultural uses
- Insect herbivores
- Species
- Section Buceras
- Subsection Deflexae
- Subsection Erectae
- Subsection Isthmocarpae
- Subsection Reflexae
- Section Carstiensae
- Section Dendrotelis
- Section Geocarpa
- Section Heynianae
- Section Hymenocarpos
- Section Lunatae
- Section Lupularia
- Section Medicago{{anchor|SectioMedicago}}
- Section Orbiculares
- Section Platycarpae
- Subsection Rotatae
- Section Spirocarpos
- Subsection Intertextae
- Subsection Leptospireae
- Subsection Pachyspireae
- Species names with uncertain taxonomic status
- Notes
- References
thumb|Anatomical diagram of Medicago flowers. Medicago is a genus of flowering plants, commonly known as medick or burclover, in the legume family (Fabaceae). It contains at least 87 species and is distributed mainly around the Mediterranean Basin, and extending across temperate Eurasia and sub-Saharan Africa. The best-known member of the genus is alfalfa (M. sativa), an important forage crop, and the genus name is based on the Latin name for that plant, , from Median (grass). Most members of the genus are low, creeping herbs, resembling clover, but with burs (hence the common name). However, alfalfa grows to a height of 1 meter, and tree medick (M. arborea) is a shrub. Members of the genus are known to produce bioactive compounds such as medicarpin (a flavonoid) and medicagenic acid (a triterpenoid saponin). Chromosome numbers in Medicago range from 2n = 14 to 48.
The species Medicago truncatula is a model legume due to its relatively small stature, small genome (450–500 Mbp), short generation time (about 3 months), and ability to reproduce both by outcrossing and selfing.