Yellow Restharrow

Ononis natrix

''Ononis natrix'', the yellow restharrow or shrubby rest-harrow, is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae.
Ononis natrix 6 different Ononis species on 1 day!
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Appearance

Perennial, 50–100 cm, ligneous at base, completely viscousglandular. Leaves with three oblong and denticulate leaflets. Flowers in terminal leafy racemes. Peduncles long, one-flowered, often aristate. Calyx lobes much longer than tube. Corolla 15 mm, twice as long as calyx, yellow. Standard with red brown striations.
sometimes you should look at the back side! the Ononis natrix flowers' front is regular yellow Fabaceae flower - but the back-side has lovely red stripes!  Geotagged,Israel,Ononis natrix,Summer

Distribution

Coast, lower and middle mountains, Beqaa, South, Antilebanon.
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Habitat

Sandy and stony places on limestone.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusOnonis
SpeciesO. natrix
Photographed in
Israel
Jordan