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Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.

Sainfoin

Fabaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Genus: Onobrychis (Sainfoin)

Synonyms

Onobrychis viciifolia
Hedysarum onobrychis
Onobrychis sativa
Onobrychis viciifolia subsp. sativa
Onobrychis viciifolia subsp. sativum
Onobrychis vulgaris

Related species

Onobrychis viciifolia Scop. - Sainfoin
Onobrychis montana DC. - Mountain Sainfoin
Onobrychis arenaria (Kit.) DC. - Siberian Sainfoin

Traits


    30–60 cm tall. inflorescence: racemose, initially ovoid, subsequently prolonged. supporting-leaves of the flowers: hardly shorter than the calyx. flowers: reddish. banner: stretched forward, approx. as long as the keel-petals. keel-petals: rounded at the apex. calyx-...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Onobrychis viciifolia

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Distribution in Germany

Onobrychis viciifolia

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Onobrychis viciifolia

Onobrychis viciifolia

Status

  • naturalized neophyte

Habitat

  • grassland & dwarf shrub heaths, ruderal vegetation

  • in alkaline, dry habitats

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