| Scientific name: | Ononis pubescens L. | |
| Common name: | Downy Rest-harrow | |
| Hebrew name: | שברק דביק | |
| Arabic name: | الشبرق الزغبي | |
| Family: | Papilionaceae, פרפרניים |
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| Life form: | Annual | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, compound, trifoliate, dentate or serrate | |
| Flowers: | Yellow | |
| Flowering Period: | March, April, May, June | |
| Habitat: | Batha, Phrygana | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
Derivation of the botanical name: Ononis, (Theophrastus) is from the Greek onos, meaning "ass" (because they are said especially to like it), and the classical Greek name used by Pliny for the rest-harrow. pubescens, to reach puberty, become pubescent; becoming hairy.
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