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Italian Sainfoin

Sulla coronaria

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Italy.January 9, February 27, March 51, April 366, May 431, June 126, July 22, August 8, September 1, October 7, November 4, December 9.
Italy1,061
Centro485
Spain345
Isole265
Andalucía238
Sud182
Nord-Est128
Illes Balears104
Algeria52
Portugal50

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • Nitrogen fixingDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with nitrogen-fixing symbioses.Inferred from its group

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderLegumes, Milkworts, and Allies · Fabales
FamilyLegumes · Fabaceae
GenusSulla

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