Fabaceae
Ornithopus

Ornithopus compressus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 744 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Medit. to Iran. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Iran, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Madeira, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Chile South, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Great Britain, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Oregon, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Authier, P. & Covillot, J. (2011). Catalogue actualisé des plantes de l'île de Rhodes (Grèce). Saussurea; Travaux de la Société Botanique de Genève 41: 131-170.
  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M. & Long, G. (eds.) (1989). Med-checklist 4: 1-458. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Meyers, S.C. & al. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Oregon 2: 1-861. Botanical research institute of Texas Press.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Rechinger, K.H. & al. (1984). Papilionaceae II. Flora Iranica 157: 1-499. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.
  • Yakovlev, G.P., Sytin, A.K. & Roskov, Y.R. (1996). Legumes of Northern Eurasia. A checklist: 1-724. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Authier, P. & Covillot, J. (2011). Catalogue actualisé des plantes de l'île de Rhodes (Grèce). Saussurea; Travaux de la Société Botanique de Genève 41: 131-170.
  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M. & Long, G. (eds.) (1989). Med-checklist 4: 1-458. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Meyers, S.C. & al. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Oregon 2: 1-861. Botanical research institute of Texas Press.
  • Rechinger, K.H. & al. (1984). Papilionaceae II. Flora Iranica 157: 1-499. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.
  • Yakovlev, G.P., Sytin, A.K. & Roskov, Y.R. (1996). Legumes of Northern Eurasia. A checklist: 1-724. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Haslam, S. M. et al. (1977). A Flora of the Maltese Islands
  • Losina-Losinskaja, A. S. (1948). In: Flora URSS, Vol. 13. Mosqua, Leningrad. (Rus)
  • Sakhokia, M. (1949). In: Flora Georgiae. 1st ed. Vol. 5. Tbilisi. (Georg)
  • Sokolov, P. D. (1987). Rastitelnye resursy SSR. (Vol 4). Leningrad(Rus.)
  • Stace, C. (1991). New Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge Univ. Press

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Groves, H. [s.n.] Italy K003676327 Yes
Allen, P. [143] France K003676316 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003676416 Yes
Gabriel Strobl, P. [s.n.] Italy K003676336 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [394] Spain K003676346 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003676296 Yes
Lindley, G. [s.n.] Portugal K003676354 Yes
Baldacci, D.A. [18] Albania K003676366 Yes
Titchen, T. [157] Italy K003676322 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Portugal K003676358 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] France K003676297 Yes
Scarlett (Mrs.) [120] Portugal K003676357 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [821] Greece K003676380 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [69/56] Greece K003676388 Yes
Hill, A.W.; Sandwith, N.Y.; Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [2335] Greece K003676372 Yes
s.coll. [93] Portugal K003676400 Yes
Aucher-Éloy, P.M.R. [1152] Türkiye K003676375 Yes
Bouvet, G. [s.n.] France K003676312 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [91] Portugal K003676355 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Algeria K003676412 Yes
s.coll. [318] K003676407 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003676348 Yes
Paul, H. [s.n.] France K003676311 Yes
Giraudias; Rochelaise, S. [s.n.] France K003676306 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003676406 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003676413 Yes
Groves, H. [s.n.] Italy K003676328 Yes
Tedd, H.G. [K964] Greece K003676374 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [573] Greece K003676384 Yes
Fiori, Adr.; Béguinot, [s.n.] Italy K003676329 Yes
Price, W.R. [1173] Greece K003676387 Yes
Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [301] Greece K003676368 Yes
Huter [s.n.] Italy K003676326 Yes
Durieu [s.n.] Spain K003676397 Yes
{Lady Liston} [s.n.] Türkiye K003676430 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Portugal K003676359 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [66/58] Greece K003676389 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004030324 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003676405 Yes
Adamovic [s.n.] Serbia K003676361 Yes
Swainson [s.n.] Italy K003676335 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [12094] Lebanon K001506003 Yes
Rechinger, K.H.; Rechinger, F. [9135] Greece K003676367 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003676337 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003676331 Yes
Stainton, J.D.A. [7547] Greece K003676377 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [70/87] Greece K003676386 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [1339] Greece K003676382 Yes
William; Long, J.W. [H1181 1935] United Kingdom K003676289 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [28300] Italy K003676319 Yes
Williams; Long, J.W. [H1181 1935] United Arab Emirates K003676288 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003676393 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [4369B] Portugal K003676350 Yes
Alston, A.H.G.; Sandwith, N.Y. [111] Greece K003676379 Yes
Glaziou [10500] Brazil K000931780 Yes
Melville, R. [57] United Kingdom K003676291 Yes
Steven [s.n.] K003676429 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [393] Spain K003676344 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [4378] Portugal K003676351 Yes
Muller [s.n.] Italy K003676428 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [314] Portugal K003676356 Yes
Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [23] Greece K003676370 Yes
Gaudefroy, E. [s.n.] France K003676310 Yes
Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [166] Greece K003676369 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003676334 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Spain K003676402 Yes
Turner, L.V. [312] Greece K003676371 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Croatia K003676362 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Morocco K003676418 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Portugal K003676409 Yes
[W. Swanison] [s.n.] Spain K003676398 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [5601] Spain K003676340 Yes
Lagreze-Fossat, A.R.A [s.n.] France K003676302 Yes
Gandoger, M. [7901] Greece K003676391 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003676427 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K004030060 Yes
s.coll. [337] Portugal K003676411 Yes
{et al.} [s.n.] Italy K003676339 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K004030058 Yes
Paul, H.; Goupil [s.n.] France K003676313 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [4378] Portugal K003676352 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003676315 Yes
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] France K003676298 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003676401 Yes
McDougall, F.L. [3] Italy K003676338 Yes
Davis, S. [s.n.] Italy K003676324 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [573] Greece K003676383 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003676332 Yes
Lebert [s.n.] Spain K003676343 Yes
Davis, P. [1604] Greece K003676378 Yes
Scarlett (Mrs.) [112] Portugal K003676360 Yes
Reverchon, E. [s.n.] Italy K003676426 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003676300 Yes
s.coll. [[2]] Italy K003676330 Yes
Titchen, T. [143] Italy K003676321 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003676404 Yes
Porta, P.; Rigo, [s.n.] Italy K003676333 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003676410 Yes
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] France K003676299 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [147] France K003676305 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [179] Spain K003676347 Yes
Titchen, T. [158] Italy K003676320 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [573] Greece K003676381 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003676304 Yes
Tedd, H.G. [174] Greece K003676373 Yes
Reverchon, E. [s.n.] Italy K003676323 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] Syria K003676408 Yes
Stojanoff, N. [s.n.] Bulgaria K003676364 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003676417 Yes
Collett, H. [s.n.] France K003676317 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sweden K003676293 Yes
Stribrny, V. [s.n.] Bulgaria K003676363 Yes
Delaunay, J. [88] France K003676307 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Portugal K003676353 Yes
Butcher, R.W. [s.n.] Spain K003676345 Yes
Neyra, R.; Dauphinoise, S. [2434] France K003676309 Yes
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] Italy K003676325 Yes
Platt, J.W.O. [152[?]] Greece K003676376 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003676392 Yes
Delaunay, J. [s.n.] France K003676308 Yes
Gandoger, M. [7741] Greece K003676390 Yes
de Heldreich [s.n.] Greece K004030323 Yes
Wisniewski, T. [s.n.] Bulgaria K003676365 Yes
Reichenbach, H.G. [s.n.] Algeria K003676425 Yes
Reverchon [s.n.] France K003676318 Yes
Todaro [s.n.] Italy K003676399 Yes
Ellman, E.; Hubbard, C. [220] Spain K003676342 Yes
Gaudefroy, E. [s.n.] France K003676314 Yes
Frankland, J.N. [H2315 1934] United Kingdom K003676294 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [6528] Greece K003676385 Yes
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] France K003676301 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • Copyright applied to individual images