Fabaceae FAMILY Vulnerable

Ononis macrosperma

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitAnnual

Growth—

Requires a sunny position, growing best in a well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil^[1]. Succeeds in shallow chalk soils^[1]. Plants are resentful of root disturbance and should be moved with care^[1].

Propagation

Scarify or pre-soak the seed for 24 hours in warm water and sow the seed in early spring in a greenhouse^[1]. The seed can also be sown in a cold frame in the autumn. Plants resent root disturbance and so, as soon as they are large enough to handle, they should be pricked out into individual pots and then planted out in late spring^[1]. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Ononis+macrosperma>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
[2]Comparative morphological studies on three endemic Ononis L. (Leguminosae) species growing in Turkey — Baldemir A. & Coskun M. · ISBN 1308-8084 ↩︎
[3]Wound healing acceleration effect of endemic Ononis species growing in Turkey — Süntar I.; Baldemir A.; Coskun M.; Keles H.; Akkol E.K. · 2011 ↩︎