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| + | '''''Ononis''''' is a large [[genus]] of [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[herb]]s and shrubs from the [[legume]] family [[Fabaceae]]. The members of this genus are often called '''restharrows''' as some species are arable weeds whose tough stems would stop the [[harrow (tool)|harrow]]. They are natively distributed in [[Europe]]. | ||
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| + | In [[herbalism]] restharrow is used to treat bladder and kidney problems and water retention. | ||
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| + | The active ingredients in restharrow are [[essential oils]], [[flavonoid]]-[[glycosides]], and [[tannins]]. | ||
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| + | Restharrows are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including [[Grey Pug]] and ''[[Coleophora|Coleophora ononidella]]'' (feeds exclusively on ''O. arvensis''). | ||
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Ononis (old Greek name). Leguminosae. Rest- Harrow. Good plants for borders and rock-gardens, with clover-like leaves. | Ononis (old Greek name). Leguminosae. Rest- Harrow. Good plants for borders and rock-gardens, with clover-like leaves. | ||
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* ''O. alopecuroides'', Foxtail Restharrow | * ''O. alopecuroides'', Foxtail Restharrow | ||
* ''O. arvensis'', Field Restharrow | * ''O. arvensis'', Field Restharrow | ||
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* ''O. speciosa'' | * ''O. speciosa'' | ||
* [[Ononis spinosa|''O. spinosa'']], Spiny Restharrow | * [[Ononis spinosa|''O. spinosa'']], Spiny Restharrow | ||
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| + | Image:Ononis natrix0.jpg|''Ononis natrix'', flowers and foliage | ||
| + | Image:Upload.png| photo 1 | ||
| + | Image:Upload.png| photo 2 | ||
| + | Image:Upload.png| photo 3 | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 | ||
| + | <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> | ||
| + | <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> | ||
| + | <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
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*[http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Ononis_arvensis Medicinal uses of O. arvensis in Armenia] | *[http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Ononis_arvensis Medicinal uses of O. arvensis in Armenia] | ||
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If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks!
Ononis is a large genus of perennial herbs and shrubs from the legume family Fabaceae. The members of this genus are often called restharrows as some species are arable weeds whose tough stems would stop the harrow. They are natively distributed in Europe.
In herbalism restharrow is used to treat bladder and kidney problems and water retention.
The active ingredients in restharrow are essential oils, flavonoid-glycosides, and tannins.
Restharrows are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Grey Pug and Coleophora ononidella (feeds exclusively on O. arvensis).
Read about Ononis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Ononis (old Greek name). Leguminosae. Rest- Harrow. Good plants for borders and rock-gardens, with clover-like leaves. Annual, biennial or perennial, often shrubby; glabrous or villous: Lvs. usually pinnately foliolate, the stipules attached to the petiole: fls. papilionaceous, yellow, purple, pink or rarely white, solitary, 2-3 in the axils or in peduncled racemes; calyx bell-shaped, 5-parted, deeply cut, narrow; standard large, striped; stamens united in a tube, the members sometimes partly free: pod usually swollen, few-seeded.—Some 70 species, Canaries, Medit. region, to Cent, and N. Eu. A few of the perennial species are more or less in cult. They thrive under usual treatment; prop, by division and by seeds. Sometimes the Lvs. are 1-foliolate.
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Cultivation
Propagation
Pests and diseases
Species
- O. alopecuroides, Foxtail Restharrow
- O. arvensis, Field Restharrow
- O. natrix, Large Yellow Restharrow
- O. pusilla
- O. reclinata, Small Restharrow
- O. repens, Common Restharrow
- O. rotundifolia
- O. speciosa
- O. spinosa, Spiny Restharrow
Gallery
Ononis natrix, flowers and foliage
photo 1
photo 2
photo 3
References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Ononis. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Ononis QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
- Medicinal uses of O. arvensis in Armenia
