Galega orientalis is a species of flowering plant in the Fabaceae, the legume family.

[3] The fruit pod is up to 4 centimeters long and contains up to 8 seeds each a few millimeters in length.

It is quite tolerant of winter cold, but late-season frosts can damage fresh growth.

Growers must ensure that their seed has been inoculated with it to produce adequate plant growth.

Other species include Humicola brevis, Acremonium strictum, and Cladosporium cladosporioides.

[4] In cold northern regions it is valuable because it produces vegetation earlier in the spring and continues later in the fall than some other forages.

[9] It is low in toxic alkaloid concentration, making it useful as feed when its alkaloid-rich close relative Galega officinalis is not.

[3] The plant has been investigated as a source of biogas, and it has produced a good amount in trials when mixed with grasses and manure.