''Ornithopus sativus'', the serradella or common birdsfoot, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Southwestern Europe and Northwest Africa in Portugal, western Spain, northern Morocco and Algeria, and southwestern France and has been introduced as a legume

forage Forage is a plant material (mainly plant leaves and stems) eaten by grazing livestock. Historically, the term ''forage'' has meant only plants eaten by the animals directly as pasture, crop residue, or immature cereal crops, but it is also used ...

to many locations around the world, including most of central and eastern Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus, the Azores, South Africa, Kenya,

Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's mos ...

, most of Australia, the North Island of New Zealand, southern Chile, and California. It is known for producing a highquality forage in highly acidic, nutrientpoor soils.

Subtaxa

The following subtaxa are accepted: *''Ornithopus sativus'' nothosubsp. ''macrorrhynchus'' (Willk.) Talavera, Arista & P.L.Ortiz *''Ornithopus sativus'' subsp. ''sativus''

References

Loteae Forages Flora of Portugal Flora of Spain Flora of France Flora of the Azores Flora of Madeira Flora of Morocco Flora of Algeria Plants described in 1804 {{Loteae-stub