Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusOnobrychis
Scientific name with authorshipOnobrychis viciifolia Scop.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Hedysarum collinum Salisb.Hedysarum echinatum Gilib.Hedysarum montanum Pers.Hedysarum onobrichis Neck.Hedysarum onobrychioides Winkl.Hedysarum onobrychis L.Hedysarum onobrychis Lam.Hedysarum onobrychis var. canone S.L.WelshOnobrychis alba BoreauOnobrychis bifera (Alef.) Coulot & RabauteOnobrychis collina Jord.Onobrychis esponellae SennenOnobrychis glabra Desv.Onobrychis incana Gueldenst.Onobrychis onobrychis (L.) H.Karst.Onobrychis onobrychis (L.) Rydb.Onobrychis pallens Láng ex Neilr.Onobrychis pallens Láng, 1822Onobrychis pallescens SchurOnobrychis procumbens Fisch.Onobrychis procumbens Fisch. ex SchrankOnobrychis sativa Lam.Onobrychis sativa subsp. sativaOnobrychis sativa var. bifera Alef.Onobrychis sativa var. calvescens SchurOnobrychis sativa var. communis Alef.Onobrychis sativa var. culta W.D.J.KochOnobrychis sativa var. hirsuta SchurOnobrychis sativa var. pseudosupina BallOnobrychis sativa var. silvestris Alef.Onobrychis spicata MoenchOnobrychis viciifolia f. albiflora RouyOnobrychis viciifolia f. glabrescens BeckOnobrychis viciifolia f. inermis BeckOnobrychis viciifolia f. nivea BeckOnobrychis viciifolia f. pallens (Láng ex Neilr.) BeckOnobrychis viciifolia f. pallidiflora StelzhamerOnobrychis viciifolia f. pallidiflora Stelzhamer ex GamsOnobrychis viciifolia f. roseola BeckOnobrychis viciifolia f. subvillosa (DC.)Onobrychis viciifolia subsp. braunii Širj.Onobrychis viciifolia subsp. collina (Jord.) P.D.SellOnobrychis viciifolia subsp. comosa (Pluskal) Širj.Onobrychis viciifolia subsp. ramosa Širj.Onobrychis viciifolia subsp. sativa P.Fourn., 1936Onobrychis viciifolia subsp. sativa Thell.Onobrychis viciifolia subsp. viciifoliaOnobrychis viciifolia var. collina (Jord.) St.-Lag.Onobrychis viciifolia var. communis (Alef.) Coulot & RabauteOnobrychis viciifolia var. comosa PluskalOnobrychis viciifolia var. culta Gren. & Godr.Onobrychis viciifolia var. subvillosa DC.Onobrychis viciifolia var. viciifoliaOnobrychis vicioides Medik.Onobrychis vulgaris GaudinOnobrychis vulgaris Gueldenst.Onobrychis vulgaris HillOnobrychis vulgaris var. sativa Gaudin
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
Invertebrate food
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier510168-1
Use codesAF EU IF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.