Ornithopus pinnatus explained

Ornithopus pinnatus, the orange birdsfoot, is a plant in the Fabaceae family. It was first described as Scorpiurus pinnata in 1768 by Philip Miller in The Gardeners Dictionary.^[1] In 1907, George Claridge Druce assigned it to the genus Ornithopus.

It is native to Western Europe, the Mediterranean Region and Macaronesia but is found elsewhere as an introduced species.^{[2] [3]}

External links

• Ornithopus pinnatus images and occurrence data from GBIF

Notes and References

1. 8. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/395529.
2. Web site: Ornithopus pinnatus . . 26 June 2022.
3. Web site: Ornithopus pinnatus (Mill.) Druce. 2021-11-12. www.gbif.org. en.