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Enriched botanical record

Ononis spinosa

Ononis spinosa L.

Also indexed asrestharrowcammock(tornbeinurt)ArrestabueArrete-boeufArrête-boeufArrête-bœufBolomaga
FamilyFabaceae
GenusOnonis
Use categories1
Linked notes0

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusOnonis
Scientific name with authorshipOnonis spinosa L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Anonis spinosa (L.) Scop.Bonaga spinosa (L.) Medik.Ononis antiquorum subsp. maritima Dumort.Ononis arvensis subsp. spinosiformis (Simkovics) DiklicOnonis spinescens Ledeb.Ononis spinosa var. latifolia Lej.Ononis spinosa var. nitis L.Ononis spinosiformis Simkovics

Documented use categories

Medicine

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier332101-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Ononis spinosa.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.