| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Ononis natrix L. trib. Trifolieae |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 717 (1753) |
| Native Range | w. & c. Medit. |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sands and rocks |
| Altitude | 0-1800m |
| Description | branchlets ascendent or erect, leafy, basal leaves pentamerous, the upper ternate or solitary, elliptic to lanceolate, glandular-hirsute, flowers solitary |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| 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 | Anonis natrix (L.) Scop. Anonis pinguis (L.) Lam. Natrix pinguis Moench Ononis ambigua Lange Ononis anomala Pomel Ononis arachnoidea Lapeyr. Ononis arenaria DC. Ononis candeliana Maire Ononis clausoniana Batt. Ononis condensata Gren. & Godr. Ononis crispa Sm. Ononis foliosa Willk. & Costa Ononis heterophylla Scheele Ononis inaequalifolia Bertol. Ononis inaequifolia Ser. Ononis maritima Cav. ex Nyman Ononis natrix var. ambigua (Lange) Širj. Ononis natrix var. arachnoidea (Lapeyr.) St.-Lag Ononis natrix var. arenaria (DC.) Gren. & Godr. Ononis natrix ssp. arenaria (DC.) Asch. & Graebn. Ononis natrix f. barcinensis Sennen ex Širj. Ononis natrix var. cadiana Sennen Ononis natrix. ssp. candeliana (Maire) Maire Ononis natrix var. condensata (Gren. & Godr.) Batt. Ononis natrix f. condensata (Gren. & Godr.) Širj. Ononis natrix var. gracilis Gren. & Godr. Ononis natrix var. hidumensis Emb. & Maire Ononis natrix var. inaequifolia (Ser.) Gren. & Godr. Ononis natrix ssp. inaequifolia (Ser.) Asch. & Graebn. Ononis natrix var. major Boiss. Ononis natrix var. media Boiss. Ononis natrix var. murcica Sennen Ononis natrix var. perusiana Gren. & Godr. Ononis natrix f. pinguis (L.) Asch. & Graebn. Ononis natrix var. pinguis (L.) St.-Lag. Ononis natrix ssp. pyrenaica (Willk. & Costa) Mateo Ononis natrix var. pyrenaica (Willk. & Costa) O.Bolós & Vigo Ononis natrix f. sennenii Širj. Ononis natrix var. tomentosa Boiss. Ononis natrix var. villosa Rouy Ononis pinguis L. Ononis pyrenaica Willk. & Costa Ononis racemosa Brot. Ononis ramosissima var. arenaria (DC.) Godr. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (GER Germany, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, COR Corse, FRA France, POR Portugal, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, EGY Egypt, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) |