Common name
Mandarin: 黄芒柄花 (huang mang bing hua)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Fabales (241)
Family: Fabaceae (241)(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)
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: yellow
External links
Check for Ononis natrix at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [413] International Legume Database & Information Service
- [1819] Ononis natrix - Flora of China @ efloras.org