COMMON SAINFOIN

Class: Onobrychis viciifolia

Family: PEA FAMILY

Sub Family: Fabaceae, Leguminosae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: Holy Clover, Sandfain

Colour: Deep pink to lavender

Height: 20-40 cm (8-16")

Each Flower: 10-12 mm (1/2") long, wings shorter than standard and keel. Petals conspicuously finely-striped with deep purplish pink veins; calyx bell-shaped with long slender teeth; 10 stamens, joined together

Leaves: Alternate with opposite pairs of narrow, oblong leaflets about 2 cm (3/4") long; reddish-brown pointed stipules

Stems: Sparsely hairy with long flower-stems from leaf-axils

Blooming Period: May - July

Habitat: Open meadows, roadsides. Location: Scattered throughout Dry Interior

Note:

Grown for agricultural purposes