Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Ononis pinnata Brot. trib. Trifolieae |
Bibliography | Fl. Lusit. 2: 99 (1804) |
Native Range | s. Iberian Peninsula, Morocco |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | erect branchlets villose, sparsely glandular, leaves with 5-9, ovate to orbiculate leaflets, 10-15mm long, sometimes emarginate, flowers over 2cm long, in compact raceme |
Size | 40-80cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Ononis cicerifolia DC. Ononis insignis Coss. ex Nyman Ononis pinnata var. rosifolia (DC.) Širj. Ononis rosifolia DC. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal, SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |