Fabaceae FAMILY
Ononis sicula
Ononis sicula
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ononis sicula is an erect to ascending annual plant, branching from the base and growing around 25cm tall[ 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 RangeMacaronesia - Canaries; Mediterranean region - Spain, Italy, Morocco to Egypt, then north to Turkey; Arabian Peninsular
HabitatCultivated fields and pastures, on clay, calcareous and saline soils; at elevations up to 700 metres, occasionally to 850 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. ].