Ornithopus, the bird's-foot,[2] 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.[1]
| Ornithopus | |
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| Ornithopus perpusillus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Loteae |
| Genus: | Ornithopus L. (1753) |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ornithopodium Mill. (1754) | |
- 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.
References
edit- ^ a b Ornithopus L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ NRCS. "Ornithopus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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