Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Ononis angustissima Lam. trib. Trifolieae |
Bibliography | Encycl. 1: 508 (1785) |
Native Range | Canary Islands |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | branchlets densely leafy, leaves ternate, leaflets narrowly lanceolate to linear, acuminate, serrate, 5-30mm, flowers solitary, pedicellate, corolla red striate |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Ononis angustifolia G.Don Ononis angustissima var. ulicina Webb & Berthel. Ononis irritabilis G.Kunkel Ononis irritabilis f. ulicina (Webb & Berthel.) G.Kunkel Ononis natrix ssp. angustissima (Lam.) Širj. Ononis ulicina Webb & Berthel. |
Territory | 2 Africa 21 Macaronesia (CNY Canary Is.) |