Common name
Mandarin: 黄芒柄花 (huang mang bing hua)
Mandarin: 黄芒柄花 (huang mang bing hua)
Kingdom: Plantae (2509)
Phylum: Magnoliophyta (2408)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2040)
Order: Fabales (231)
Family: Fabaceae (231) (family description)
Genus: Ononis (4)
Epithet: natrix (2)
Subspecies: hispanica (L.f.) Cout.
hispanica => of Spanish origin
natrix => in reference to the buck odour of the roots (rhizomes)
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: yellow
Check for Ononis natrix at World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI
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