Flower, side view; Ratholz, Immenstadt im Allgäu, Germany; 8/2009 © Jörn Germer
Flower; Ratholz, Immenstadt im Allgäu, Germany; 8/2009 © Jörn Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaf (note that fully developed leaves are trifoliate); Ratholz, Immenstadt im Allgäu, Germany; 8/2009 © Jörn Germer
Foliage; Ratholz, Immenstadt im Allgäu, Germany; 8/2009 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 1533 Date of entry: 21.01.2011 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Common Restharrow
German: Kriechende Hauhechel
Kingdom: Plantae (2595)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2492)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2107)
Order: Fabales (237)
Family: Fabaceae (237)(family description)
Genus: Ononis (4)
Epithet: repens L. (7)
repens => creeping and rooting
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet
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