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Ornithopus, the '''bird's-foot', is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes six species and one natural hybrid native to Europe, Macaronesia, the eastern Mediterranean, northwest Africa, and Iran, and from southern Brazil to northeastern Argentina in South America. thumb|Appearance of the fruits which gave the name to the genus Ornithopus × bardiei Ornithopus compressus — yellow serradella Ornithopus micranthus Ornithopus perpusillus'' — little white bird's foot Ornithopus pinnatus — orange bird's foot Ornithopus sativus — serradella, common bird's foot Ornith

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FamilyFabaceae
Native toAlbania, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Azores, Baleares, Belgium, Brazil South, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, Denmark

General: lomentaceous fruits of Ornithopus and Antopetitia share important Use: Ornithopus sativus Brot. (serradella; common birdsfoot

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Ornithopus
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Ornithopus
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鸟爪豆属
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Ornithopus, the '''bird's-foot', is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes six species and one natural hybrid native to Europe, Macaronesia, the eastern Mediterranean, northwest Africa, and Iran, and from southern Brazil to northeastern Argentina in South America. thumb|Appearance of the fruits which gave the name to the genus Ornithopus × bardiei Ornithopus compressus — yellow serradella Ornithopus micranthus Ornithopus perpusillus'' — little white bird's foot Ornithopus pinnatus — orange bird's foot Ornithopus sativus — serradella, common bird's foot Ornithopus uncinatus

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