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Medicago coronata, the crown medick, is a low-growing annual legume from the Mediterranean region that fixes nitrogen through root partnerships with soil bacteria. It is grown mainly as a forage, cover crop or soil-improving plant rather than as an ornamental houseplant.
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.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Medicago coronata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
