The genus
Ononis includes the following species accepted by the
Plants of the World Online database (POWO), with the addition of one species (
O. repens) accepted by the
Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland and others (see further below): •
Ononis adenotricha Boiss. •
Ononis afghanica Širj. & Rech.f. •
Ononis alba Poir. •
Ononis alopecuroides L. — foxtail restharrow •
Ononis angustissima Lam. •
Ononis antennata Pomel •
Ononis aragonensis Asso •
Ononis arvensis L. — field restharrow •
Ononis atlantica Ball •
Ononis aurasiaca Förther & Podlech •
Ononis avellana Pomel •
Ononis azcaratei Devesa •
Ononis baetica Clemente •
Ononis basiadnata Hub.-Mor. •
Ononis biflora Desf. •
Ononis broteroana Ser. •
Ononis catalinae Reyes-Bet. & S.Scholz •
Ononis cephalantha Pomel •
Ononis cephalotes Boiss. •
Ononis christii Bolle •
Ononis cintrana Brot. •
Ononis clausonis (Pomel) Pomel •
Ononis cossoniana Boiss. & Reut. •
Ononis cossoniana Boiss. & Reut. •
Ononis costae Menezes •
Ononis crinita Pomel •
Ononis crispa L. •
Ononis cristata Mill. •
Ononis cuatrecasasii Devesa •
Ononis dentata Sol. ex Lowe •
Ononis diffusa Ten. •
Ononis euphrasiifolia Desf. •
Ononis filicaulis Salzm. ex Boiss. •
Ononis fruticosa L. •
Ononis gines-lopezii Devesa •
Ononis hebecarpa Webb & Berthel. •
Ononis hirta Desf. ex Poir. •
Ononis hispida Desf. •
Ononis incisa Coss. & Durieu ex Batt. •
Ononis intermedia C.A.Mey. ex Rouy •
Ononis jahandiezii Maire & Weiller •
Ononis laxiflora Desf. •
Ononis leucotricha Coss. •
Ononis macrosperma Hub.-Mor. •
Ononis maweana Ball •
Ononis megalostachys Munby •
Ononis minutissima L. •
Ononis mitissima L. •
Ononis mogadorensis Förther & Podlech •
Ononis natrix L. — large yellow restharrow •
Ononis nuristanica Podlech •
Ononis oligophylla Ten. •
Ononis ornithopodioides L. •
Ononis pedicellaris (Batt.) Širj. •
Ononis pendula Desf. •
Ononis peyerimhoffii Batt. •
Ononis phyllocephala Boiss. •
Ononis pinnata Brot. •
Ononis polyphylla Ball •
Ononis polysperma Barratte & Murb. •
Ononis pseudoserotina Batt. & Pit. •
Ononis pubescens L. •
Ononis pusilla L. •
Ononis ramosissima Desf. •
Ononis reclinata L. — small restharrow •
Ononis repens L. — common restharrow •
Ononis reuteri Boiss. •
Ononis rosea Durieu •
Ononis rotundifolia L. •
Ononis serotina Pomel •
Ononis serrata Forssk. •
Ononis sessilifolia Bornm. •
Ononis sicula Guss. •
Ononis sieberi Besser ex DC. •
Ononis speciosa Lag. •
Ononis spinosa L. — spiny restharrow •
Ononis striata Gouan •
Ononis talaverae Devesa & G.López •
Ononis tazaensis Förther & Podlech •
Ononis thomsonii Ball ex Oliv. •
Ononis tournefortii Coss. •
Ononis tridentata L. •
Ononis unifoliolata Dobignard, Jacquemoud & Jeanm. •
Ononis varelae Devesa •
Ononis variegata L. •
Ononis verae Širj. •
Ononis villosissima Desf. •
Ononis viscosa L. •
Ononis zygantha Maire & Wilczek The status of
Ononis repens is disputed; POWO treats it as a
subspecies of
O. spinosa (as
O. spinosa subsp.
procurrens (Wallr.) Briq.), while accepting
O. arvensis as a separate species. It remains widely accepted as a species, particularly in Great Britain and Ireland, where it is the most widespread and abundant species in the genus.
Nothospecies •
Ononis × schouwii Ser. == References ==