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Botanical details
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Potentially harmful
- Genus
Ononis
- Genus description
A large genus of around 88 annual and perennial herbs and shrubs with hairy, toothed green trifoliate foliage and showy pink or yellow flowers. They are mainly found on wasteland, in wildflower meadows and are suited to alpine or rock gardens
- Name status
Unresolved
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