Galega officinalis, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1981, Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae, Cambridge University Press : 107

1. G. officinalis L. , Sp. Pl. 714 (1753)

(inch G. patula Steven ).

Stems 40-150 cm, glabrous or sparsely pubescent. Leaflets 4-8 pairs, 15-50x4-15 mm, oblong, elliptical or lanceolate, acute or obtuse, mucronate, glabrous or pubescent beneath; stipules |- sagittate. Calyx glabrous or sparsely pubescent, the teeth about as long as tube; corolla 10—15 mm, white to pale purplish-blue. Legume 20-50 x 2-3 mm, patent or erecto-patent. £., C. & S. Europe; cultivated for fodder and for ornament and naturalized elsewhere. Al Au Bu Cz Ga Ge G r Hs Hu It Ju Po Rm Rs (W, K, E) Tu [Be Br He Lu].