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Ornithopus compressus is a small annual legume with hairy stem, hairy pinnate leaves and small yellow flowers. the fruit looks like a birds' claw, only pressed or compressed. hence the name. Calciphobic plant, grows mainly on sandy soils.

Similar species: Fabales
Species identified by Jivko Nakev
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Uploaded Apr 27, 2023. Captured Apr 21, 2023 15:51 in 27XR+3J Sakartsi, Bulgaria.
  • E-M1MarkIII
  • f/7.1
  • 1/160s
  • ISO400
  • 90mm