| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Ononis vaginalis Vahl trib. Trifolieae |
| Bibliography | Symb. Bot. 1: 53 (1790) |
| Native Range | Crete, Tunisia to Syria |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands |
| Altitude | 0-50m |
| Description | viscid-tomentose, stipules imbricate, vaginate-connate, leaves minute, leaflets thick, obovate-cuneate, dentate, obtuse, floral peduncles longer than leaves, 1-flowered |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Ononis cherleri Forssk. Ononis kotschyana Fenzl Ononis vaginalis var. compacta Bég. Ononis vaginalis var. ozendae Labbé Ononis vaginalis var. rotundifolia Bég. Ononis vaginalis var. vestita (Viv.) Bég. Ononis vaginalis var. vivianii Bég. Ononis vestita Viv. Trigonella crassifolia Hornem. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (KRI Kriti) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (EGY Egypt, LBY Libya, TUN Tunisia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine) |