Onobrychis supina (Vill.) Dc.

Esparcette couchée (fr), Sainfoin couché (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Onobrychis

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.2-0.4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Onobrychis supina habit picture by jean claude Bonnin (cc-by-sa)
Onobrychis supina habit picture by victor belloc (cc-by-sa)
Onobrychis supina habit picture by Daniel Bourget (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Onobrychis supina leaf picture by Sabaté Sant Jordi (cc-by-sa)
Onobrychis supina leaf picture by cirse (cc-by-sa)
Onobrychis supina leaf picture by Alain Lagrave (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Onobrychis supina flower picture by Emmanuel Quantin (cc-by-sa)
Onobrychis supina flower picture by Marion COTTE REY (cc-by-sa)
Onobrychis supina flower picture by Danielle MASSON (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Onobrychis supina world distribution map, present in Andorra, Spain, France, and Italy

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:510139-1
WFO ID wfo-0000191464
COL ID 49L5D
BDTFX ID 44744
INPN ID 110134
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Onobrychis supina f. intermedia Onobrychis parviflora Onobrychis handel-mazzettii Hedysarum supinum Onobrychis calabrica Onobrychis sennenii Onobrychis handel-mazzetti Hedysarum herbaceum Onobrychis montana var. bilbilitana Onobrychis sativa subsp. supina Onobrychis supina subsp. intermedia Onobrychis supina var. elatior Onobrychis supina var. intermedia Onobrychis supina var. turbonensis Onobrychis supina