Version 10.38 20 July 2010 - Scientific Names: Ononis viscosa L..

Ononis viscosa L.

HIGHER TAXON: Trifolieae

GENUS: Ononis L.

Ononis viscosa L. [Preferred name]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:

Africa: Algeria (N) [454]; Djibouti (N) [8]; Egypt (N) [454]; Libya (N) [454]; Morocco (N) [454]; Somalia (N) [1764]; Tunisia (N) [454]
Asia: Iran (N) [1862]; Iraq (N) [1862]
Europe: Albania (N) [754]; Balearic Is (N) [754]; France (N) [754]; Greece (N) [754]; Italy (N) [754]; Kriti (N) [754]; Malta (N) [454]; Portugal (N) [754]; Sardegna (N) [754]; Sicilia (N) [454, 754]; Spain (N) [754]; Turkey in Europe (N) [754]; Yugoslavia (N) [754]
Middle East: Bahrain (N) [1862]; Cyprus (N) [454]; East Aegean Is(Greek) (N) [454]; Israel (N) [1862]; Jordan (N) [1862]; Lebanon (N) [1862]; Saudi Arabia (N) [1859]; Sinai (N) [454]; Syria (N) [1862]; Turkey in Asia (N) [454]

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

LITERATURE POINTERS:
	Description [360, 368, 456] ; Illustration [368, 456]

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:

8.		Lock, J.M., 1985
		Specimen in Herb.Kew

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

368.		Jafri, S.M.N., 1980
		Fabaceae.In:Flora of Libya,Pt.86.Jaffri & El Gadi

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

456.		Negre, R., 1961
		Petite flore des regions arides du Maroc occidentale.1.CNRS.

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

1764.		Thulin, M., 1989
		Nordic J.Bot. 8:457-488.new/noteworthy legumes NE Trop.Afr.

1859.		Collenette, 1985
		Flowers of Saudi Arabia

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