Barak Sicily

شراش

COMMON NAME: Barak Sicily

ARABIC: شراش

BOTANICAL NAME: Ononis sicula Guss.

SYNONYMS: Ononis viscosa subsp. sicula (Guss.) Hub.-Mor.

FAMILY: FABACEAE

KIND: Native

EMIRATE: Ras-Al-Khaimah

GROWTH FORMS: Herbs

HABITATS: Slope (Rocky)

TYPES: Annual

REMARKS: Distinguishing characteristic: pods hanging straight down, half covered with the persisting calyx.

DESCRIPTION:

Annual, stems slender, erect or spreading, up to 20 cm, hairy and with glands. Leaves trifoliate on short stalks, leaflets finely serrated. Flowers about 0.8 cm long, yellow, on 1–2.5 cm stalks from leaf nodes. Pod 1–1.8 cm long, hanging down, half-covered by the persisting calyx, containing many seeds. Flowering from February to April.

REFERENCES:

M.V.D jongbloed, G.R. Fuelner, B. Boer, A.R. Western. the comprehensive guide to the wild flowers of the United Arab Emirates. Environmental research and wildlife Development agency, Abu Dhabi, 2003. https://www.floraofqatar.com/ononis_sicula.htm https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:510507-1/general-information