Onobrychis viciifolia, Sainfoin - Seeds - plants - dried herbs

Common names: Common sainfoin

Botanical name & synonyms: Onobrychis viciifolia, Hedysarum echinatum, Hedysarum onobrychis, Onobrychis sativa, Onobrychis vulgaris

Family: Legume, pea, bean (Fabaceae, Leguminosae)

• native to South-East-Europe, West-Asia
  

• perennial
  

• 30 to 60cm
  

• flower V to VII
  

• plant community: calcareous grassland
  

• for bees
  

• weight of 1 000 seeds = 20 gram