Fabaceae

Ononis L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 716 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Temp. Eurasia, Macaronesia, N. Africa to Mauritania, NE. Tropical Africa to Kenya.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Russia, Corse, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Mauritania, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Somalia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Türkey, Türkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Western Sahara, Xinjiang, Yemen

Introduced into:

Illinois, Maryland, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Queensland, Tasmania, Uruguay, Victoria

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 1989 Bourgeau, E. [323] Spain K000226874 Isotype Yes
Mar 1, 1989 Bourgeau [s.n.] Spain K000226875 Type Yes
Aug 6, 1980 Faure, A. [s.n.] Morocco K000623071 No
Aug 6, 1980 Joad, G.C. [s.n.] Algeria K000623079 Yes
Jan 1, 1931 Morocco K000226870 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1931 Boissier, E.; Reuter, G.F. [s.n.] Algeria K000623086 Yes
Jan 1, 1931 Munby [s.n.] Algeria K000226853 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1931 Lowe, R.T. [170] Spain K000226879 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1931 Lemann [783] K000226883 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1931 Lowe, R.T. [224] Spain K000226882 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1931 Bové, N. [s.n.] Algeria K000623092 Yes
Jan 1, 1931 Morocco K000226868 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1931 Munby, G. [66] Algeria K000623080 Yes
Jan 1, 1931 Heldreich, T.H.H. [s.n.] Greece K000998602 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1931 Cosson, M.M.E. [s.n.] Algeria K000623084 Yes
Jan 1, 1931 Heldreich, T.H.H. [s.n.] Greece K000998603 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1931 Munby [s.n.] Algeria K000226851 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1931 Salzmann [s.n.] Morocco K000226869 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1930 Lowe, R.T. [783] K000226885 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1930 Lowe, R.T. [783] K000226886 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1930 Lowe, R.T. [s.n.] Spain K000226889 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1930 Lowe, R.T. [s.n.] Spain K000226887 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1930 Gandoger, M. [s.n.] Algeria K000623076 No
Jan 1, 1930 Lowe, R.T. [s.n.] Spain K000226888 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1930 Balansa, B. [389] Algeria K000623075 No
Jan 1, 1930 Cosson, E. [s.n.] Algeria K000627488 No
Jan 1, 1930 Balansa, B. [137] Algeria K000623074 No
Jan 1, 1930 Balansa, B. [92] Algeria K000623073 No
Jan 1, 1930 Ball, J. [s.n.] Morocco K000226834 Unknown Type Material Yes
Munby, G. [s.n.] Algeria K000623078 Yes
Morocco K000226871 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heldreich, T.H.H. [s.n.] Greece K000998601 Unknown Type Material Yes
Munby [s.n.] Algeria K000226852 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bové, N. [s.n.] Algeria K000623088 Yes
Casas, J.F.; Garmendia, F.M.; Susanna, A.; Telleria, M.T. [FC 7071] Morocco K001611175 Yes
Whitlam, J. [JTW 03] Iraq K001930718 Yes
Archibald, J.C. [907] Libya K001930705 Yes
[Wariry], A. [s.n.] Algeria K000623089 Yes
Podlech, D. [44961] Morocco K000226872 Isotype Yes
Balansa, B. [385] Algeria K000623090 Yes
Rico, L.; Windsor-Shaw, T. [s.n.] France K000661588 Yes
Lowe, R.T. [34] Morocco K000226865 Unknown Type Material Yes
Reuter, G.F. [s.n.] Algeria K000623077 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Algeria K000623085 Yes
Morocco K000226866 Type Yes
Lowe, R.T. [783] K000226884 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Algeria K000623081 Yes
Rico, L.; Maxted, N.; Ali Shehadeh; Kyratzis, A. [2285] Cyprus K001306597 No
Bourgeau, E. [148] Algeria K000627489 No
Balansa, B. [s.n.] Algeria K000623091 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Algeria K000623083 Yes
Munby, G. [s.n.] Algeria K000623087 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Legumes of the World Online

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0