Species

Ononis campestris

Etymology

campestris: From the Latin campus 'field, pasture', meaning growing in pasture

Common Name(s)

Ononis

Family

Fabaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Flower Colours

Red / Pink,Violet / Purple

Year Naturalised

1940

Origin

Europe, Asia, N. Africa

This page last updated on 30 Jul 2014