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Taxon:  Onobrychis caput-galli (L.) Lam.



Summary
Genus:
Onobrychis
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Hedysareae
Nomen number:
25685
Place of publication:
Fl. franç. 2:651. 1779 ("1778")
Verified:
09/16/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
48 (45  active, 14  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Hedysarum caput-galli L.

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Reference(s)
  1. Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. Flora of Libya. 1976-
  2. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  3. Castroviejo, S. et al., eds. Flora iberica: plantas vasculares de la Peninsula Iberica e Islas Baleares. 1989-
  4. Davis, P. H., ed. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 1965-1988
  5. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  6. Grobbelaar, N. & B. Clarke. 1974. A qualitative study of the nodulating ability of legume species: List 4. Agroplantae 6:59-64.
  7. Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc. 1931-1941
  8. Jordanov, D. et al., eds. Flora na narodna republika Balgarija. 1963-1982
  9. Meikle, R. D. Flora of Cyprus. 1977-1985
  10. Pignatti, S. Flora d'Italia. 1982
  11. Pottier-Alapetite, G. Flore de la Tunisie: Angiospermes-Dicotyledones. 1979-1981
  12. Quézel, P. & S. Santa. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie. 1962-1963
  13. Rechinger, K. H., ed. Flora iranica. 1963-
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  17. Yakovlev, G. P. et al. Legumes of Northern Eurasia. 1996
Common names
English
cockscomb sainfoin –
cockshead sainfoin –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaCyprus  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan
  • WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Syria, Turkey
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=25685. Accessed 18 July 2025.


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