Flora of Newfoundland and Labrador
Flora of Newfoundland and Labrador
Fabaceae/Fabacées - Legume Family
Onobrychis viciifolia Scop. [E]
En: common sainfoin, holy-clover
Fr: sainfoin cultivé, esparcette
Provincial Status: E [ephemeral; not persistent]
Range: Eurasia; intr. in wLab., not persistent.

              [=Hedysarum onobrychis L.]
              [=Onobrychis sativa Lam.]
              [=Onobrychis spicata Moench]
              [=Onobrychis vulgaris Hill, nom. inval.]

[The first verified Labrador report of Onobrychis viciifolia was from Churchill Falls (hydroseeded dyke), collected by I. Watts, 1975 (NFM); there are no recent reports; this species is considered ephemeral in NL.]

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