Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Ononis filifolia Murb. trib. Trifolieae |
Bibliography | Contr. Nord-Ouest Afrique 1: 60 (1897) |
Native Range | e. Algeria to Tunisia |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 0-1200m |
Description | basal leaves 5-merous, leaflets minute, linear to filiform, 4-20mm, glandular-hirsute, flowers solitary, calyx 6-10mm, densely glandular |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | dry, 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 angustissima ssp. filifolia Murb. Ononis glabrescens ssp. filifolia (Murb.) Batt. Ononis natrix ssp. filifolia (Murb.) Širj. Ononis natrix var. reverchonii Širj. |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, TUN Tunisia) |