Fabaceae FAMILY

Ononis hirta

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ononis hirta is an erect to ascending or procumbent, annual plant, with a branched stem that can grow around 100cm long[ 1548 Title Flora Iberica Publication Author Website http://www.floraiberica.es Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Published in book form, the treatments of the various species have also been released on-line in PDF format. Records entered here are all from the on-line PDFs. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeMediterranean region - Portugal, Spain, Syria, Palestine, Morocco, Algeria; Macaronesia - Canaries.

HabitatCultivated fields, ditches, screes, on calcareous and clay soils; at elevations up to 800 metres[ 1548 Title Flora Iberica Publication Author Website http://www.floraiberica.es Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Published in book form, the treatments of the various species have also been released on-line in PDF format. Records entered here are all from the on-line PDFs. ].