Onobrychis arenaria (Kit.) DC. subsp. arenaria

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Onobrychis // Species: Onobrychis arenaria (Kit.) DC.// Subspecies: Onobrychis arenaria (Kit.) DC. subsp. arenaria.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Ball in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski in Micevski (2001).

Lifeform: Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Europe to Siberia and Xinjiang according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew).

Habitat:  Found in open habitats – dry grasslands/ hill pastures, limestone rocky terrains.

Flowering period: Spring to summer: APR, MAY, JUN.

Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – habit. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – habit. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – habit. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – inflorescence. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – inflorescence. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – flowers. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – flowers. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – flowers. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – flowers. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – flowers. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – flowers. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – flowers and bracts. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – stems with leaves. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – stems with leaves. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – stem with leaves. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – leaves. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – stem and stipules. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – habit. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – habit. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – habit. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – habit. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – habit. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – habit. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – inflorescences. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – inflorescences. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – flowers. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – flowers. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – flowers. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – flowers. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – legumes. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – legumes. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – legumes. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – legumes. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – legumes. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – stem with leaves. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – stems with leaves. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – stem and stipules. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – stem. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – stem. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – lower part of plant. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – lower part of stems and plant base. Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – inflorescence. Scale in cm/mm. Specimen from Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – flowers. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria – flower. Scale in mm. Specimen from Osogovo- hilly region near village of Beli, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Onobrychis arenaria subsp. arenaria. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77190543-1 [Accessed 20.09.2023].

Onobrychis Miller. Ball, P.W. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2: Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 187 – 191.

Onobrychis Miller. Micevski, K. in Micevski, K. (2001). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1373 -1386.

Leave a Reply

Discover more from Osogovo nature

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading