Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.
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Onobrychis viciifolia

Family: FABACEAE
Genus: Onobrychis
Species: viciifolia Scop.
Common names: Sainfoin
Distribution summary: Central & SE. Europe.
Habit: Perennial
Hardiness: H5 - Hardy; cold winter
Habitat: Dry limestone soils
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: seed waiting to be sown or germinating in greenhouse or frame (seed)

Additional Notes

Sainfoin can provide continuous living cover and biological nitrogen fixation to enhance soil fertility and health.

The Land Institute https://landinstitute.org/scientific-pub/nutritional-quality-of-onobrychis-viciifolia-scop-seeds-a-potentially-novel-perennial-pulse-crop-for-human-use/

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