Version 10.38 20 July 2010 - Scientific Names: Ononis biflora Desf..

Ononis biflora Desf.

HIGHER TAXON: Trifolieae

GENUS: Ononis L.

Ononis biflora Desf. [Preferred name]
Ononis geminiflora Lag. {Synonym}

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:

Africa: Algeria (N) [454]; Morocco (N) [454]; Tunisia (N) [454]
Asia: Iraq (U) [1862]
Europe: Greece (N) [754]; Italy (N) [754]; Malta (N) [454]; Portugal (N) [754]; Sardegna (N) [754]; Sicilia (N) [454]; Spain (N) [754]
Middle East: Cyprus (N) [454]; Israel-Jordan (N) [454]; Lebanon (N) [1862]; Syria (N) [1862]; Turkey in Asia (N) [454]

HABITATS:
  Africa
    Mediterranean anthropic landscapes. [360];
    Mediterranean bushland & thicket [360];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
	Description [360, 754, 1862]

DESCRIPTORS:
	Climbing: Not climbing ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Habit: Herb ; Lifespan: Annual ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 1991/1993 Heyn CC & Heller D, 2005-06 Roskov YR ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Europe) ESFEDS, 1991 (W Asia) Lock JM & Simpson K, 1993 Adams BR

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

360.		Quezel, P. & Santa, S., 1962
		Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie et des regions desertiq.merid.1

454.		Greuter, W. et al. (Eds.), 1989
		Med-Checklist Vol.4 (published)

754.		Heywood, V.H. & Ball, P.W., 1968
		Leguminosae.In:Flora Europaea Vol.2.ed.Tutin,T.G.et al.

1862.		Townsend, C.C. & Guest, E., 1974
		Flora of Iraq. Vol.3. Baghdad.