Ornithopus
Ornithopus, the bird's-foot,[1] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae.
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Appearance of the fruits which gave the name to the genus
| Ornithopus | |
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| Ornithopus perpusillus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Loteae |
| Genus: | Ornithopus L. |
| Species | |
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See text. | |
Selected species:
- Ornithopus compressus—yellow serradella
- Ornithopus micranthus
- Ornithopus perpusillus—little white bird's foot
- Ornithopus pinnatus—orange bird's foot
- Ornithopus sativus—serradella, common bird's foot
References
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ornithopus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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