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| Kingdom | Plantae | 
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| Sub Kingdom | Tracheobionta (vascular plant) | |
| Superdivision | Spermatophyta (seed plant) | |
| Division | Magnoliophyta (flowering plant) | |
| Class | Magnoliopsida (dicotyledon) | |
| Order | Fabales | |
| Family | Fabaceae | |
| Genus | Medicago | |
| Species | marina | |
| Classification | L. | |
| Common Name | sea medick |
| Geographic Range | Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. |
| Physical Characteristics | perennial herbaceous plant. It has underground stems that spread under the sand. Branches are prostrated, flowers are gathered in racemes and have a yellow corolla.The fruit is a legume and it is downy, as the rest of the plant, in order to protect itself form the excessive transpiration. |
| Habitat | littoral sandy dunes. |
| Sources | |
| References | Riserva Naturale Orientata di Torre Salsa |
| Web References | http://www.wwftorresalsa.it/ |
| Source of the photo | http://www.boga.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/ |
Medicago marina
