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Onobrychis alba (Waldst. & Kit.) Desv.  
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesOnobrychis alba (Waldst. & Kit.) Desv. 
BibliographyJ. Bot. Agric. 3: 83 (1814)
Native Rangec. & s. Italy, s. Romania to n. & c. Balkan Peninsula
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Descriptiongrey sericeous, stems ascendent, leaves 8-jugate, leaflets linear, mucronate, flowers in cylindrical compact spike, calyx lobes subulate, pod suborbiculate
Size20-35cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
basal cuttings in late spring and late summer
SynonymsHedysarum album Waldst. & Kit.
Onobrychis alba var. dalmatica Širj.
Onobrychis alba ssp. macedonica Micevski
Onobrychis alba var. rhodopea Degen & Dörfl.
Onobrychis alba var. striatula (Velen.) Hand.-Mazz.
Onobrychis bertiscea Širj. & Rech.f.
Onobrychis macedonica Formánek
Onobrychis pentelica var. striatula Velen.
Onobrychis visianii Borbás
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia)
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