Taxon:  Ornithopus compressus L.



Summary
Genus:
Ornithopus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Loteae
Nomen number:
26017
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:744.  1753
Verified:
07/10/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
30 (24  active, 17  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  3. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  4. Eriksson, O. et al. 1979. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 2.
  5. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  6. Hanelt, P. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
  7. Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
  8. Jordanov, D. et al., eds. 1963-1982. Flora na narodna republika Balgarija.
  9. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  10. Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
  11. Meikle, R. D. 1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus.
  12. Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
  13. Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
  14. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  15. Pottier-Alapetite, G. 1979-1981. Flore de la Tunisie: Angiospermes-Dicotyledones.
  16. Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
  17. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  18. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  19. Silva, L. et al. 2005. Listagem da fauna e flora terrestres dos Açores. Lista des plantas vasculares (Pteridophyta e Spermatophyta).
  20. Smythies, B. E. 1984-1986. Flora of Spain and the Balearic Islands: checklist of vascular plants. Englera 3:1-882.
  21. Turland, N. J. & C. E. Jarvis. 1997. Typification of Linnaean specific and varietal names in the Leguminosae (Fabaceae). Taxon 46:478. Note: lectotypify
  22. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  23. Visnevschi-Necrasov, T. et al. 2012. Phylogeny and genetic diversity within Iberian populations of Ornithopus L. and Biserrula L. estimated using ITS DNA sequences. Spanish J. Agric. Res. 10:149-154.
  24. Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
  25. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishyellow bird's-foot  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishyellow serradella  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Frenchornithope comprimé  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germangelber Vogelfuß  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishcornicabra  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishpie de pájaro  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishgulserradella  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanarias Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria n.Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran n.?Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey w.Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. CreteTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, SicilyTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. CorsicaTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. BalearesTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
2CultivatedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  Visnevschi-Necrasov, T. et al. 2012. Phylogeny and genetic diversity within Iberian populations of Ornithopus L. and Biserrula L. estimated using ITS DNA sequences. Spanish J. Agric. Res. 10:149-154.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  Visnevschi-Necrasov, T. et al. 2012. Phylogeny and genetic diversity within Iberian populations of Ornithopus L. and Biserrula L. estimated using ITS DNA sequences. Spanish J. Agric. Res. 10:149-154.
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores Silva, L. et al. 2005. Listagem da fauna e flora terrestres dos Açores. Lista des plantas vasculares (Pteridophyta e Spermatophyta).
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias], Portugal [Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria (n.), Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Iran (n.?), Israel, Lebanon, Turkey (w.)
  • CAUCASUS: Georgia
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily)
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Cultivated
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Chile
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Portugal [Azores]

Reference(s)
  1. Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  2. Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
  3. Silva, L. et al. 2005. Listagem da fauna e flora terrestres dos Açores. Lista des plantas vasculares (Pteridophyta e Spermatophyta).
  4. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  5. Visnevschi-Necrasov, T. et al. 2012. Phylogeny and genetic diversity within Iberian populations of Ornithopus L. and Biserrula L. estimated using ITS DNA sequences. Spanish J. Agric. Res. 10:149-154.
  6. Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforage Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
Animal foodforage Hanelt, P. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=26017. Accessed 15 April 2026.