- Family:
- Fabaceae Lindl.
- Genus:
- Ononis L.
Ononis sicula Guss.

[FSOM]
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Morphology General Habit
- Annual herb, 5–30 cm tall, covered with fine glandular hairs and longer spreading simple hairs
- Morphology Leaves Leaflets
- Leaflets 3, lanceolate to broadly oblong, terminal ones 8–30 x 2.5–10 mm
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Peduncles
- Peduncles produced into a fine 4–8(–14) mm long arista
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers solitary, yellow
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx 7–10 mm long, lobes linear, 4–5 times as long as the tube
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Corolla 6–9 mm long
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Pod linear-oblong, straight, 10–15 x 3–4 mm, pubescent
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds tuberculate.
- Distribution
- N3 Mediterranean region extending via Arabia and Iraq to Iran.
- Ecology
- Altitude c. 1150 m.
Doubtfully present in:
Yemen
Native to:
Algeria, Canary Is., Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Somalia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Western Sahara
Ononis sicula Guss. appears in other Kew resources:
First published in Adnot. Cat. Pl. Boccad.: 78 (1821)
Accepted by
- Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
- Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
- Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
- Dobignard, A., Jacquemoud, F. & Jordan, D. (1992). Matériaux pour la conaissance floristique du Sahara occidental et l'Anti-Atlas méridional. II. Leguminosae à Compositae Candollea 47: 397-481.
- Fayed, A.A.A. & al. (2019). Taxonomic revision of the genus Ononis (Trifolieae, Fabaceae) in Egypt, with the first record of Ononis viscosa subsp. breviflora Phytotaxa 408: 1-29.
- Ghazanfar, S.A. (2007). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman. volume 2. Crassulaceae - Apiaceae Scripta Botanica Belgica 36: 1-220.
- Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M. & Long, G. (eds.) (1989). Med-checklist 4: 1-458. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève.
- Jongbloed, M., Western, R.A. & Boer, B. (2000). Annotated Check-list for plants in the U.A.E.: 1-90. Zodiac Publishing, Dubai.
- Llewellyn, O.A., Hall, M., Miller, A.G., Al-Abbasi, T.M., Al-Wetaid, A.H., Al-Harbi, R.J. & Al-Shammari, K.F. (2011). Important plant areas in the Arabian peninsula: 4. Jabal Aja Edinburgh Journal of Botany 68: 199-224.
- Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-list: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Rechinger, K.H. & al. (1984). Papilionaceae II Flora Iranica 157: 1-499. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
- Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Townsend, C.C. (1974). Flora of Iraq 3: 1-662. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
- Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
- Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
- Dobignard, A., Jacquemoud, F. & Jordan, D. (1992). Matériaux pour la conaissance floristique du Sahara occidental et l'Anti-Atlas méridional. II. Leguminosae à Compositae Candollea 47: 397-481.
- Ghazanfar, S.A. (2007). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman. volume 2. Crassulaceae - Apiaceae Scripta Botanica Belgica 36: 1-220.
- Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M. & Long, G. (eds.) (1989). Med-checklist 4: 1-458. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève.
- Jongbloed, M., Western, R.A. & Boer, B. (2000). Annotated Check-list for plants in the U.A.E.: 1-90. Zodiac Publishing, Dubai.
- Llewellyn, O.A., Hall, M., Miller, A.G., Al-Abbasi, T.M., Al-Wetaid, A.H., Al-Harbi, R.J. & Al-Shammari, K.F. (2011). Important plant areas in the Arabian peninsula: 4. Jabal Aja Edinburgh Journal of Botany 68: 199-224.
- Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-list: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Rechinger, K.H. & al. (1984). Papilionaceae II Flora Iranica 157: 1-499. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
- Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- 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]
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Flora of Somalia
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