Family |
Fabaceae
Ononis adenotricha
Boiss.
Ononis adenotricha Boiss.
First published in Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 14 (1843).
(Nouvelle Flore du Liban et de la Syrie, vol. 2, p. 235, Pl. XCII, 3; 1970)
Description
Life-form & habit: Perennial with a woody stock and prostrate or ascending stems, slightly woody at the base, producing slender annual shoots 10–30 cm long. Stems and leaves bear very short glandular hairs.
Leaves: Mostly divided into three leaflets, sometimes simple near the stem base; stipules are oblong and finely toothed, with the leaf stalk usually exceeding them.
Inflorescence & flowers: Solitary, spaced flowers on jointed stalks much longer than the leaves. The calyx has a very short tube and long, linear teeth. The corolla, 7–9 mm long, is yellow or reddish, especially on the standard.
Fruit: Oval-oblong, slightly bristly pod, exceeding the calyx and sometimes remaining upright.
Flowering and habitat
Phenology: Flowering June–August.
Habitat & elevation: High-elevation pastures.
Distribution
Lebanese distribution: Jabal Barouk, Jabal Kneisse, Zahle pass, Jabal Mneitri, Jourd Hasroun, Jourd Tannourine, Sannine, Cedars pass, Yammoune–Dimane and Makmel above the Cedars.
Native range: Bulgaria, Greece, Lebanon-Syria, Türkiye.