Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Ononis // Species: Ononis reclinata L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001).
Lifeform: Annual; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, West Europe, Mediterranean to Iran and Ethiopia according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew).
Habitat: Dry grasslands and hill pastures.
Flowering period: Late spring – early summer: MAY, JUN.
Ononis reclinata – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ononis reclinata – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ononis reclinata – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ononis reclinata – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ononis reclinata – flowering stem with flower. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ononis reclinata – flowering stem with flower. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ononis reclinata – flowering stem with flower. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ononis reclinata – flowering stem with flower. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ononis reclinata – flowering stem with flower. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ononis reclinata – flowering stem with flower. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ononis reclinata – spent flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ononis reclinata – spent flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ononis reclinata – spent flower. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ononis reclinata – developing pods. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ononis reclinata – developing pods. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ononis reclinata – stem with leves and stipules. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ononis reclinata – stem with leves and stipules. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Micevski, K. (2001). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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