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Genus:
Ornithopus Life
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About six species, native to Europe,
Mediterranean region, western Asia, Atlantic Islands and South America.
Ornithopus sativus is a naturalised species in the Western Cape,
and there are an additional two species of Ornthopus that are cultivated
in southern Africa.
Species naturalised in southern Africa
List from
Plants of
southern Africa - an online checklist (SANBI).
Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Ornithopus perpusillus
(Bird's-foot)
Native to Europe. |
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Ornithopus pinnatus (Orange
bird's-foot)
Native from Europe to Syria. |
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