Ononis spinosa L. subsp. spinosa

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Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Ononis // Species: Ononis spinosa L.// Subspecies: Ononis spinosa L. subsp. spinosa.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Ivimey-Cook in Tutin et al. (1968) Micevski and Matevski in Micevski (2001).

Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte or chamaephyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to Europe according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med Plantbase (source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Edges and clearings of woods and forests in the oak and Europen beech forest zone, roadsides,  near streams and other wet places up to 1600 m altitude.

Flowering period:  Summer- fall: JUL, AUG, SEP.

Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – flowering branches with flowers in racemes. Osogovo – Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – branch with racemes. Osogovo – Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – branch with raceme and spine. Osogovo – Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – raceme with flowers flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – flower. Osogovo – Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – side view of flowers with calyx. Osogovo – Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – developing legumes. Osogovo – Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – developing legume. Osogovo – Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – 1-foliate bracts. Osogovo – Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – 1-foliate bracts. Osogovo – Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – 1-foliate bracts. Osogovo – Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – abaxial side of bracts. Osogovo – Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – 3-foliate leaf and 1-foliate bracts. Osogovo – Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – 3-foliate leaf and 1-foliate bracts. Osogovo – Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – branch with spines. Osogovo – Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – branch with spines. Osogovo – Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – branch with spines. Osogovo – Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – branch with spines. Osogovo – Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – stem and branches. Osogovo – Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – stem and branches. Osogovo – Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – lower part of stem. Osogovo – Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – size of flowers. Scale in mm. Osogovo – Ponikva, 20.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – plant with fruits. Osogovo – Ponikva, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – legumes. Osogovo – Ponikva, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa – legume with seeds. Osogovo – Ponikva, 30.09.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski..

References:

Ononis L. Ivimey-Cook, R.B. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2: Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 143 – 148.

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.

Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77190557-1 [Accessed 12.10.2023].

Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa. The Euro+Med Plantbase. Source: 2010: ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS). Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/56bae1be-cca1-48a3-835c-05fc23b9c3bd [Accessed 12.10.2023].