Common name
Mandarin: 黄芒柄花 (huang mang bing hua)
Mandarin: 黄芒柄花 (huang mang bing hua)
Kingdom: Plantae (2597)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2494)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2109)
Order: Fabales (237)
Family: Fabaceae (237)(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