Ornithopus perpusillus L., 1753

Common names

🇬🇧 Bird’s-foot
🇫🇷 Ornithope délicat, Pied-d’oiseau délicat

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superrosids
Clade: Rosids
Clade: Fabids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Loteae
Genus: Ornithopus
Species: Ornithopus perpusillus

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern

Notes

Hybridizes with O. sativus Brot., 1804 to produce O. × bardiei Jeanj., 1928, P.

Photographs

img/ornithopus-perpusillus.webp — Ornithopus perpusillus

img/ornithopus-perpusillus-2.webp — Ornithopus perpusillus

img/ornithopus-perpusillus-3.webp — Ornithopus perpusillus - Leaf

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 746). Biotope.