genus
Bird's-foots and Serradellas
Ornithopus
Field notes
Ornithopus, the bird's-foot, is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes six species and one natural hybrid native to Europe, Macaronesia, the eastern Mediterranean, northwest Africa, and Iran, and from southern Brazil to northeastern Argentina in South America.
Ornithopus × bardiei Jeanj.
Ornithopus compressus L. — yellow serradella
Ornithopus micranthus (Benth.) Arechav.
Ornithopus perpusillus L. — little white bird's foot
Ornithopus pinnatus (Mill.) Druce — orange bird's foot
Ornithopus sativus Brot. — serradella, common bird's foot
Ornithopus uncinatus Maire & Sam.
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Annual Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.