Ononis serrata Forsskal

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Ononis L.
Tribe: Trifolieae
References: [32][454][708][754][2017]

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Common Names:

• Yellow Ononis [1862]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Annual
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Europe)ESFEDS
  • 1991(W Asia)Lock JM & Simpson K
  • 1993 Adams BR
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1991/1993 Heyn CC & Heller D
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Forage [1862]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [1862]
  • Algeria [454]
  • Canary Is [1862]
  • Egypt [454]
  • Libya [454]
  • Morocco [454]
  • Tunisia [454]

• Asia [1861] [1862]
  • Iran [1861]
  • Iraq [1862]

• Europe [454]
  • Corsica [454]
  • France [454]
  • Greece [454]
  • Italy [454]
  • Kriti [754]
  • Portugal [454]
  • Sardegna [454]
  • Sicilia [454]
  • Spain [454]

• Middle East [454] [1862] [1896] [1900]
  • Bahrain [1862]
  • Cyprus [454]
  • East Aegean Is(Greek) [454]
  • Israel-Jordan [454]
  • Kuwait [1862]
  • Lebanon [1862]
  • Saudi Arabia [1900]
  • Sinai [454]
  • Syria [1862]
  • Turkey in Asia [454]
  • United Arab Emirates [1896]

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Notes:

• Cannon accepts two subsp.: cononiana and serrata [2017]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:19:28