Onobrychis
Onobrychis, the sainfoins, are Eurasian perennial herbs of the legume family (Fabaceae). Including doubtfully distinct species and provisionally accepted taxa, about 150 species are presently known. The Flora Europaea lists 23 species of Onobrychis; the main centre of diversity extends from Central Asia to Iran, with 56 species – 27 of which are endemic – in the latter country alone.O. viciifolia is naturalized throughout many countries in Europe and North America grasslands on calcareous soils.
Description, ecology and uses
Sainfoins are mostly subtropical plants, but their range extends throughout Europe as far north as southern Sweden. These plants grow on grassland, agricultural land and wasteland. The leaves are pinnate, alternate, with 6 to 14 pairs of oblong to linear leaflets. Sainfoins have pale pink flowers, typically blooming between June and September and pollinated by honey bees and solitary bees. The rounded single-seeded pods bear prominent spikes or similar protrusions in many species, enabling them to cling to the fur of large mammals and be thus distributed.
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by Disciple
Whiny Britches
by: DiscipleYou breathe right through me
I act like I don't care
Wondering if everything I do
Will make you stop and stare
If only your eyes could see me
A pity I don't get my way
We need to be thankful
For living another day
Why can't I be?
Feel sorry for me
I'm accident prone
Just leave me alone
There's a lazy man that sits in the house
With his head propped back and his feet kicked out
I lay around and whine all the night
While I'm letting my life just pass me by
Lord forgive the way that I am
And I need You to help to stand
Help me up and make me be strong
And I will praise You all life long
Excuse me for living
I don't mean to complain
I know that you don't have anything
Quite like my pain
You see me driving
I'm riding in my car
You know that you can't see
Because it don't go that far
Why can't I be?
Feel sorry for me
I'm accident prone
Just leave me alone
There's a lazy man that sits in the house
With his head propped back and his feet kicked out
I lay around and whine all the night
While I'm letting my life just pass me by
Lord forgive the way that I am
And I need You to help to stand
Help me up and make me be strong
And I will praise You all life long
I want, I need
I want to be with You
I need to talk with You
I want to kiss Your face
I need to be embraced
Why can't I be?
Feel sorry for me
I'm accident prone
Just leave me alone
There's a lazy man that sits in the house
With his head propped back and his feet kicked out
I lay around and whine all the night
While I'm letting my life just pass me by
Lord forgive the way that I am
And I need You to help to stand
Help me up and make me be strong