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Genus:
Ononis (restharrows) Life
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About 75 species (Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Ethiopia and
Iran); five species have been cultivated in southern Africa.
The common name derives from
the fact that these plants often grow as weeds in fields in
Europe and their tough stems tended to stop the harrow.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Ononis arvensis
Native to Eurasia. |
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Ononis mitissima
Native from the Mediterranean to Madeira. |
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Ononis natrix (Large yellow
restharrow)
Native to southwestern Europe. |
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Ononis spinosa (Spiny
restharrow)
Native to Europe. |
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Ononis viscosa |
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