Ononis spinosa L.
(Spiny Restharrow)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOnonis spinosa (Spiny Restharrow)
GenusOnonis (restharrows)
SubfamilyFABOIDEAE (vetches, peas and beans)
FamilyFABACEAE (vetches, peas, beans, accacias, wattles and sennas)
OrderFABALES (vetches, peas, beans and milkworts)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Ononis spinosa (Spiny Restharrow) :
1: Ononis spinosa (Spiny Restharrow)
17 Jul 1999 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Flower bud - close-upImage 2: Flower - close-upImage 3: Flower - close-up (2)Image 4: Flowering shootImage 5: Flowering shoot (2)Image 6: Flowering shoot - close-upImage 7: Flower - LS (part)Image 8: Flower - LSImage 9: Leaf - top surfaceImage 10: Leaf - under surfaceImage 11: Leaves - top and undersideImage 12: Lower sepal - close-upImage 13: Lower sepal - close-up (2)Image 14: Spin and flower budsImage 15: Spine and flower budsImage 16: Spine and flower buds - close-upImage 17: Spine shootImage 18: Spine shoot (2)Image 19: StemImage 20: Stem - close-upImage 21: Stem - TSImage 22: Pollen grainImage 23: Pollen grain (2)Image 24: Pollen grain (3)Image 25: Pollen grainsImage 26: Pollen grains (2)Image 27: Pollen grains (3)Image 28: Pollen grains (4)Image 29: Pollen grains (5)Image 30: Pollen grains (6)Image 31: Pollen grains (7)Image 32: Pollen grain - two views
2: Ononis spinosa (Spiny Restharrow)
7 Jul 1971 OSGR: TQ31 50° 60’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Flowers - enlarged
3: Ononis spinosa (Spiny Restharrow)
10 Aug 1968 OSGR: TQ31 50° 60’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Plant

Ononis spinosa (Spiny Restharrow) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ononis spinosa (Spiny Restharrow)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 10 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ononis spinosa (Spiny Restharrow)
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