| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Ononis pusilla L. trib. Trifolieae |
| Bibliography | Syst. Nat. ed. 10. 2: 1159 (1759) |
| Native Range | c. Europe to Medit., Krym to Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | branchlets variously hirsute, leaves trifoliolate, leaflets orbiculate to elliptic or oblong, 5-12mm, finely dentate, flowers 6-12mm long, in compact raceme |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 | Anonis pusilla (L.) Lam. Bonaga columnae (All.) Medik. Ononis brachyantha Rouy Ononis capitata Cav. Ononis columnae All. Ononis columnae var. africana Širj. Ononis columnae var. aggregata Širj. Ononis columnae var. almeriensis Pau ex Širj. Ononis columnae var. calycina Rouy Ononis columnae f. calycina (Rouy) Širj. Ononis columnae f. enervia Širj. Ononis columnae var. glabrescens Willk. Ononis columnae f. halacsyi Širj. Ononis columnae var. microphylla Batt. Ononis columnae var. orientalis Širj. Ononis columnae var. parviflora Širj. Ononis columnae var. pauciflora Rouy Ononis columnae var. remotiflora Willk. Ononis columnae f. suborbicularis H.Lindb. Ononis inaperta Moench Ononis minuta Pall. Ononis minutissima Jacq. Ononis parviflora Lam. Ononis pusilla var. calycina (Rouy) Devesa & G.López Ononis pusilla f. macrantha Vacc. Ononis pusilla var. orientalis (Širj.) Kožuharov Ononis pusilla var. parviflora Pau Ononis pusilla var. remotiflora (Willk.) Maire Ononis pusilla f. suborbicularis (H.Lindb.) Maire Ononis saxicola var. cuartanensis Degen & Hervier Ononis scabra Lapeyr. Ononis subocculta Vill. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, HUN Hungary, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, FRA France, POR Portugal, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, SIC Sicilia, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |