Taxon:  Ononis repens L.



Summary
Genus:
Ononis
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Trifolieae
Nomen number:
313901
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:717.  1753
Verified:
09/13/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Ononis repens L. subsp. repens

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Ononis maritima Dumort.
Ononis procurrens Wallr.
Ononis spinosa L. subsp. maritima (Dumort.) P. Fourn.
Ononis spinosa L. subsp. procurrens (Wallr.) Briq.

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Seed

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Castroviejo, S. et al., eds. 1989-. Flora iberica: plantas vasculares de la Peninsula Iberica e Islas Baleares. Note: = Ononis spinosa subsp. maritima (Dumort.) P. Fourn.
  2. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: mentions
  3. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Ononis spinosa subsp. maritima (Dumort.) P. Fourn.
  4. Greuter, W. 1986. Ononis In: W. Greuter & T. Raus (eds.), Med-Checklist notulae, 13. Willdenowia 16:113. Note: includes Ononis arvensis, O. antiquorum, & O. spinosa
  5. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  6. Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds Note: = Ononis procurrens
  7. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  8. International Legume Database & Information Service. International Legume Database and Information Service (on-line resource). Note: = Ononis spinosa subsp. procurrens (Wallr.) Briq.
  9. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  10. Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
  11. Smythies, B. E. 1984-1986. Flora of Spain and the Balearic Islands: checklist of vascular plants. Englera 3:1-882.
  12. Stace, C. 1995. New flora of the British Isles.
  13. Turland, N. J. & C. E. Jarvis. 1997. Typification of Linnaean specific and varietal names in the Leguminosae (Fabaceae). Taxon 46:477. Note: lectotypify
  14. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishcommon restharrow  1Stace, C. 1995. New flora of the British Isles.
Englishrest-harrow  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Frencharrète-boeuf  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Germankriechende Hauhechel  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Swedishpuktörne  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine w. 
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzechoslovakia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Ononis spinosa subsp. maritima (Dumort.) P. Fourn.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Ononis spinosa subsp. maritima (Dumort.) P. Fourn.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly n.Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Ononis spinosa subsp. maritima (Dumort.) P. Fourn.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Native
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czechoslovakia, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Poland
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Ukraine (w.)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Italy (n.), Romania
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France

Reference(s)
  1. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Ononis spinosa subsp. maritima (Dumort.) P. Fourn.
  2. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weedseed contaminantpotential; in PortugalHolm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds Note: = Ononis procurrens
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=313901. Accessed 19 April 2026.