Fabaceae

Yellow bird's-foot

Ornithopus pinnatus (Mill.) Druce

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Ornithopus

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Yellow bird's-foot (Ornithopus pinnatus) — FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: رجل الطير الريشي
English: Yellow bird's-foot
Swedish: Glappserradella
Welsh: Troed-yr-aderyn oren

Synonyms

Arthrolobium ebracteatum (Brot.) DC.
Arthrolobium pinnatum Rendle & Britten
Artrolobium ebracteatum (Brot.) Desv.
Artrolobium pinnatum (Mill.) Rendle & Britten
Coronilla ebracteata (Brot.) E.H.L.Krause
Ornithopodium bracteolatum Bubani
Ornithopodium ebracteatum (Brot.) Kuntze
Ornithopus durus DC.
Ornithopus ebracteatus Brot.
Ornithopus exstipulatus Thore
Ornithopus exstipulatus var. pygmaeus (Viv.) Rouy
Ornithopus laevigatus Sm.
Ornithopus littoralis Gand.
Ornithopus microphyllus Gand.
Ornithopus nudiflorus Lag.
Ornithopus pygmaeus Viv.
Scorpiurus pinnata Mill.
Scorpiurus pinnatus Mill.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jacqui Geux, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: John Barkla, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kevin Thiele from Perth, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Len Worthington, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.