Fabaceae
Shrubby restharrow
Ononis fruticosa
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Ononis
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Common names
By language (4)
- Arabic
- شبرق شجيري
- Catalan
- Gavó fruticós
- Dutch
- Gavó fruticós
- English
- Shrubby restharrow
Synonyms
- Anonis fruticosa (L.) Lam.
- Natrix fruticosa (L.) Moench
- Ononis fruticosa f. mycrophylla (DC.) Širj.
- Ononis fruticosa subsp. microphylla (DC.) O.Bolòs, Vigo, Masalles & Ninot
- Ononis fruticosa subvar. intermedia (Rouy) O.Bolòs & Vigo
- Ononis fruticosa var. intermedia Rouy
- Ononis fruticosa var. microphylla DC.
- Ononis fruticosa var. mycrophylla DC.
- Ononis fruticosa var. rigida Asch. & Graebn.
- Ononis purpurea Mill. ex Steud.
- Ononis rigida Kunze
Flowers
- In flower
- April to July (from 167 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Thierry Arbault, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Thomas Koffel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: castieler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: García Aaron, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Victor M. Vicente Selvas, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Castillo Miguel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF ![Shrubby restharrow: [/photos/werms/ jacki-dee] I think it was mentioned that I never show my failures. Here's one for you Jacki. This is a lovely species. I've seen it growing, for](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Ononis_fruticosa_%2814000443619%29.jpg/500px-Ononis_fruticosa_%2814000443619%29.jpg)
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: thomas.joanany, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: jlavedan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
![Shrubby restharrow: [/photos/werms/ jacki-dee] I think it was mentioned that I never show my failures. Here's one for you Jacki. This is a lovely species. I've seen it growing, for](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Ononis_fruticosa_%2814000443619%29.jpg/1280px-Ononis_fruticosa_%2814000443619%29.jpg)
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.