Species

Ononis spinosa L.

Spiny Restharrow

Fabaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Genus: Ononis (Restharrow)

Synonyms

Ononis spinosa
Ononis repens subsp. spinosa
Ononis vulgaris

Related species

Ononis natrix L. - Yellow Restharrow
Ononis spinosa L. - Spiny Restharrow

Traits


    30&#8211;100&#8239;cm tall. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> <ba>mostly solitary</ba>, axillary, <ba>in a racemose whole-inflorescence</ba>, <b>the terminal raceme 4&#8211;10&#8239;cm long</b>, <ba><b>loosely flowered</b></ba>. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> ...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Ononis spinosa

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Ononis spinosa

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Ononis spinosa

Ononis spinosa

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • grassland & dwarf shrub heaths, ruderal vegetation

  • in periodically dry habitats

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