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Foxtail restharrow

Ononis alopecuroides

Also called Salzmann's Restharrow, Salzman's Restharrow, Salzmanns Restharrow

Foxtail restharrow
Photo: Yuvalr, CC BY-SA 4.0

Foxtail restharrow is a leguminous (pea family) species native to the Mediterranean region, grown as an annual or short-lived perennial with hairy, silky foliage and yellow pea-like flowers. It is a sun-loving plant that tolerates poor, dry soils.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out between waterings; it resists drought once established.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or gritty soil; tolerates poor and alkaline soil.
Temperature
15–30 °C; tolerates mild frost but protect from hard freezes.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Medit.
Climate
subtropical

About

Ononis alopecuroides is a plant species in the family Fabaceae

Other Ononis plants

Field restharrow · Ononis biflora · Mediterranean Restharrow · Yellow Restharrow · Ononis oligophylla · Bird Restharrow · Small Restharrow · Common Restharrow · Round Leaved Restharrow · Ononis sieberi · Spiny Restharrow · Sand Restharrow

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ononis alopecuroides by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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