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Ononis biflora (Two-flowered Restharrow) |
Ononis biflora (FABACEAE.)
Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands after year 2000. |
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| Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Ononis bifloraDesf.
Published in Fl. Atlant. 2: 143 (1798) |
Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.) |
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Plant Family : |
Fabaceae
Lindl. (=Leguminosae) (The Pea Family)
106 species from the Fabaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands. | English name(s) : | Two-flowered Restharrow |
Maltese name(s) : |
Broxka ta' żewġ fjuri |
Status for Malta : |
Indigenous. Present on the Maltese islands before man |
Frequency : |
Very Common Common Frequent Scarce Rare Very rare Extinct |
Growth form : |
Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: THEROPHYTE ( annual plants, herbaceous )
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon |
Legal Protection : |
Not legally protected till the last update of this website (2/Mar/2022) |
Red List (1989) : |
Threatened status for the Maltese Islands and has been listed in the Red Data Book (1st ed.) |
Flowering Time : |
March – May |
Colour of Flowers: |
White or Cream |
Toxicity: |
Not particularly toxic |
Name Derivation : |
Ononis:
biflora:
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Planting in rural areas : |
Can be planted in rural areas according to ERA Guidelines |
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Description, Habitat and Distribution | |
Habitat in Europe: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. | |
Preferred habitat in Malta: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. | |
Botanical Description: |
Erect annual 10-50 cm; stems sparsely glandular-hairy. Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets 15-20 mm, elliptical, fleshy. Primary branches of the inflorescence 15-40 mm, 1- to 2-flowered, aristate. Corolla 12-16 mm, yellow, sometimes with pink veins; standard glabrous. Legume c. 20 mm. Seeds 12-14, c. 3 mm, acutely tuberculate. | |
Distributional range: |
Mediterranean region, Portugal. |
Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018): |
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Occurrences in Europe.
(from Flora Europaea pre year 1993): |
Greece, Spain (incl. Andorra but excl. the Balaerics), Italy (excl. Sicily and Sardignia), Portugal, Sardinia, Sicily and/or Malta |
Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(from Euro+Med Checklist, 2019)
Country codes
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? Ag Cy Gr Hs(S) IJ It Le Lu Ma Sa Si(M S) Sy Tn Tu(A) |
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Atlas Flora Europaea
GBIF Distribution map
