Ononis sicula

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Trifolieae
Genus: Ononis
Species: Ononis sicula

Ononis sicula Guss., Cat. Pl. Hort. Boccadifalco: 78 (1821).

Homotypic
- Ononis viscosa var. sicula (Guss.) Fiori, Nouv. Fl. Italia 1: 826 (1925).
- Ononis viscosa subsp. sicula (Guss.) Hub.-Mor. in P.H.Davis, Fl. Turkey 3: 380 (1970).
Heterotypic
- Ononis persica Burm.f., Fl. Indica: 157 (1768).
- Ononis stipularis Dufour ex Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 161 (1878), pro syn.
- Ononis sicula var. major Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 161 (1878).
- Ononis sicula var. microcarpa Bornm., Exsicc. (Iter Pers.-Turc.) 1892-1893: n.° 270 (1893), nom. nud.
- Ononis leptocarpa Pau, Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 1: 29 (1902).
- Ononis sicula f. microcarpa Širj., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 49(2): 497 (1932).
- Ononis ludovicii Sennen, Diagn. Nouv.: 210 (1936).

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Italy, Sicilia.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Djibouti, Somalia.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Türkiye.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen (doubtfully present).

Gussone, G. 1821. Catalogus plantarum quae asservantur in Regio horto Francisci borbonii principis juventutis in Boccadifalco, prope Panormum Addunter nonnullae adnotationes, ac descroptiones novarum aliquot specierum, 84 pp., Angeli Trani, Neapoli. Internet Archive Reference page.

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International Plant Names Index. 2025. Ononis sicula. Published online. Accessed: 6 Sep 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Ononis sicula. Accessed: 6 Sep 2025.Reference page.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Ononis sicula in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Sep 6.Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ononis sicula in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Reference page.