Fabaceae
Yellow restharrow
Ononis natrix
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Ononis
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Common names
By language (7)
- aeb
- مليتة
- Catalan
- Gavó, Ugó
- Chinese
- 黄芒柄花
- English
- Yellow restharrow
- French
- Bugrane jaune
- German
- Gelbe Hauhechel
- Spanish
- Hierba melera, Pegamoscas, Tarraga, Tárraga
Synonyms
- Anonis natrix (L.) Scop.
- Ononis natrix f. senneni (Širj.) Širj.
- Ononis natrix prol. hispanica (L.fil.) Samp.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to September (from 512 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Irene Saltini, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nachman bones, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: silk128, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Isidre blanc, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ghislain118, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Luis Gómez Ortega, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Rayquia, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Yves Bas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alonto, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: harrydeguo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.