Fabaceae
Ononis

Ononis sicula Guss.

First published in Adnot. Cat. Pl. Boccad.: 78 (1821)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Medit. to Iran and N. Somalia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

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.
[FSOM]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Somalia

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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