Sainfoin

Onobrychis viciifolia

Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	5-9 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun
Water requirement	Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium
Physical characteristics
Height	1.0
Cultivation details
Life cycle	Perennial
1000 Seed Weight (g)	17.8
Uses
Utility	Soil conditioner, Erosion control, Nitrogen fixer
Edible	true
Edible parts	Leaves
Taxonomy
Family	Fabaceae or leguminosae
Origin and spread
Native to	Austria, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, France, Greece, Hungary, Romania, Yugoslavia
Introduced into	Albania, Algeria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, California, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, Colorado, Denmark, East European Russia, Eritrea, Great Britain, Idaho, Illinois, Inner Mongolia, Italy, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Krym, Montana, Morocco, Netherlands, Nevada, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Oregon, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Qinghai, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tasmania, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin
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Created: 2020-11-13 19:08:42 UTC
Last updated: 2025-05-28 20:45:20 UTC by andrew-haupt

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