Herb: Serradella


Latin name: Ornithopus sativus


Family: Leguminosae



Description of the plant:



Plant:
Annual/Perennial


Height:
70 cm
(2 feet)

Habitat of Serradella:

Along the sides of roads and as a weed of cultivated ground. Naturalized on china clay waste in south-eastern Cornwall.

Other uses of the herb:

A good green manure crop, fixing atmospheric nitrogen and forming a good weed-excluding ground cover.

Propagation of Serradella:

Seed -

Cultivation of the herb:

Along the sides of roads and as a weed of cultivated ground. Naturalized on china clay waste in south-eastern Cornwall.

Medicinal use of Serradella:

None known

Known hazards of Ornithopus sativus:

None known

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.