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ONONIS HISPANICA. SMALL-LEAVED Rest- 
HARROW. 
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Class and Order. 
DiapetpH1A Decanpris. 
Generic Character. 
_ Cal. 5-partitus : laciniis linearibus. Vesillum striatum. 
Legumen turgidum, sessile. Filam. connata absque fis- 
sura. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Ononis hispanica; pedunculis aristatis subunifloris, foliis 
omnibus ternatis canaliculatis recurvatis totaliter ser- 
Yatis. Lin. Suppl. p. 324. Willd. Sp. Pl. 3. p. 1008. 
Ononis oligophylla. Tenoré. 
NONIS ot spinosa villosa et viscosa hispanica. Barrel. | 
ic. 775. 
Ononis crispa, 6. eam. Encycl. 1. p 510. 
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Descr. A low thickly branched shrub: branches short, 
Somewhat viscid. Stipules lanceolate, patent, recurved, 
sheathing at the base. Leaves ternate, reflexed: petiole 
channelled : Jeaflets round-oval, margin entirely serrate, 
rXcept a little at the base, fleshy, ciliate, with glandular 
i's on the under side; terminal one somewhat largest and 
Petioled. Peduncles solitar , axillary, one-flowered, twice 
the length of the leaf, jointed towards the apex, and 
‘vided ; the upper portion is what is termed the arista in 
this genus, but seems to be only an abortive pedicel. 
Calyx five-cleft; segments subulate, patent, viscous, with 
airy glands. Vexillum ovate, acute, yellow, streaked 
With purple ; ale connivent. Carina very much curved. 
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