Ornithopus compressus

Common name: Yellow Serradella

Meaning of name:

Ornithopus is from the Greek words ornithos, meaning bird, and pus, meaning footed. Compressus is Latin meaning pressed together, compressed or flattened.

Distribution:

Occurs in near-coastal areas of the southwest of Western Australia. Also occurs in south eastern Australia.

Description:

A prostrate annual with hairy leaflets on stems up to 30 centimetres long. It produces tiny yellow flowers from August to January.

Notes:

This species is originally from southern Europe.

References:

Western Weeds, A Guide to the Weeds of Western Australia. BMJ Hussey, GJ Keighery, J Dodd, SG Lloyd, RD Cousens. 1997.

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. Third edition 2019.

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2902165

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/4113