Common sainfoin

Onobrychis viciifolia

"Onobrychis viciifolia" has been an important forage legume in temperate regions until the 1950s. During the Green Revolution it was replaced by high yielding alfalfa and clover species.
Onobrychis viciifolia Saat-Esparsette  Common sainfoin,Geotagged,Onobrychis viciifolia,Spring,Switzerland

Appearance

Due to its anthelmintic properties the common sainfoin is a natural alternative to drugs to control nematode parasitism in the guts of small ruminants. This is the main reason why "O. viciifolia" came back to the scientific agenda during the last years.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusOnobrychis
SpeciesO. viciifolia