Genus of flowering plants in the bean family Fabaceae
"Sainfoin" redirects here. For Royal Navy ship, see HMS Sainfoin (F183). For the racehorse, see Sainfoin (horse).
Onobrychis
Flowering Onobrychis arenaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Hedysareae
Genus:
Onobrychis Mill. (1754)
Species[1]
Some 206, see text.
Synonyms[1]
Dendrobrychis Galushko (1976)
EchinolobiumDesv. (1813)
EriocarpaeaBertol. (1843)
Xanthobrychis Galushko (1979)
Onobrychis, the sainfoins, are a genus of Eurasian perennial herbaceous plants of the legume family (Fabaceae). About 206 species are presently accepted.[1] The Flora Europaea lists 23 species of Onobrychis; the main centre of diversity extends from Central Asia to Iran, with 56 species – 27 of which are endemic – in the latter country alone.[2]O. viciifolia is naturalized throughout many countries in Europe and North America grasslands on calcareous soils.
^ abcOnobrychis Mill. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
Onobrychis viciifolia, also known as O. sativa or common sainfoin (IPA: ['sænfɔɪn]) has been an important forage legume in temperate regions until the...
loricana are known to use Orbexilum onobrychis as their exclusive foodplant. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Orbexilum onobrychis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda...
Astragalus onobrychis is a species of milkvetch in the family Fabaceae. It is the type species[disputed – discuss] of the genus Astragalus, the largest...
till now have received names. The name-typical form, carniolica Scop.(= onobrychis Schiff. & Den., caffer Esp. (8d) has white edged spots on forewing and...
; Mueller-Harvey, I. (2011). "Deciphering the complexity of sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) proanthocyanidins by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry with a judicious...
Italy and on Sicily. The larvae feed on Lotus corniculatus, Onobrychis montana and Onobrychis viciifolia. Zygaena oxytropis oxytropis Zygaena oxytropis...
France to Poland and Hungary. The larvae feed on Onobrychis arenaria, Onobrychis sativa and Onobrychis viciifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant...
are : Astragalus species (Astragalus microcephalus), mountain sainfoin (Onobrychis cornuta) and prickly (Acantholimon erinaceum). Different kinds of grasses...
and is found in grassy alpine meadow communities with species, such as Onobrychis scardica, Cerastium decalvans, Campanula velebitica, Saxifraga ferdinandi-coburgi...
The larvae feed on the roots of Onobrychis species, including Onobrychis sativa, Onobrychis viciinifolia and Onobrychis toumefortii species. Other records...
North Macedonia, Greece, France and Spain. The larvae possibly feed on Onobrychis viciifolia. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coleophora eupepla...
weed of waste places and arable agriculture, particularly of sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) cultivation. It can be distinguished from all other Bromus...
Otto Staudinger in 1886. It is found in central Asia. The larvae feed on Onobrychis species. Polyommatus actinides actinides (Zaalaisky Mountains) Polyommatus...
Adults are on wing from July to August. The larvae feed on Onobrychis viciifolia and other Onobrychis species. Polyommatus fulgens v. fulgens (north-east Iberian...
polyphagous on herbaceous plants, mainly feeding on Medicago sativa, Onobrychis viciifolia, Centranthus ruber, as well as on Scabiosa, Echium, Psoralea...
is found in France, Spain and Italy. The larvae feed on Onobrychis saxatilis and Onobrychis viciifolia. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coleophora...
the second half of July. The larvae feed on the flowers of Onobrychis montana and Onobrychis viciifolia. They are attended to by ants. van Swaay, C.; Wynhoff...
officinalis May – Aug yellow to dark yellow feral and cultivated Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia May – Jul yellow brown very good Siberian squill Scilla sibirica...
in Serbia, North Macedonia and Bulgaria. The larvae feed on Astragalus onobrychis. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coleophora agrianella. Wikispecies...
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