Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Ononis // Species: Ononis pusilla L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski and Matevski in Micevski (2001).
Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Central Europe to the Mediterranean region, Caucasus and West Asia according to the distribution information provided by Plants of the World Online portal.
Habitat: Found in open and dry habitats- grassland, calcareous soils, limestone.
Flowering period: Late spring- early summer: MAY, JUN.
Ononis pusilla – habit. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ononis pusilla – habit. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ononis pusilla – habit. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ononis pusilla – flowering stem with flowers. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ononis pusilla – flowering stem with flowers. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ononis pusilla – flowering stem with flowers. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ononis pusilla – flowering stem with flowers. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ononis pusilla – flowering stem with flowers. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ononis pusilla – flowers. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ononis pusilla – flower and flower buds. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ononis pusilla – pod. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ononis pusilla – leaves and stipules. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ononis pusilla – habit. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ononis pusilla – habit. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ononis pusilla – habit. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ononis pusilla – inflorescence with flowers. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ononis pusilla – inflorescence with pods. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ononis pusilla – habit. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ononis pusilla – habit. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ononis pusilla – stem with pods. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ononis pusilla – stem with pods. Osogovo, hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Ononis L. Micevski, K. and Matevski, V. in Micevski, K. (2001). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1256-1262.
