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Ornithopus sativus
Serradella
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The Ornithopus sativus plant species is found in Southwestern Europe. Naturalized in southwest Britain. It is a member of the Leguminosae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Serradella.

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Latin Name:  Ornithopus sativus
Common Name:  Serradella
Family:  Leguminosae
Author:  Brot.
 
Known Hazards:  None known
 
Mature Height:  0.7   Mature Width:  
 
Habitat:  Along the sides of roads and as a weed of cultivated ground[74]. Naturalized on china clay waste in southeastern Cornwall.



General Uses:  A good green manure crop, fixing atmospheric nitrogen and forming a good weed-excluding ground cover[46].

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