Ονόνις η κολλώδης υποείδος η βραχύανθη
Etymology of Ononis viscosa subspecies breviflora: The term "Ononis" comes from the Ancient Greek "ὄνος" [ónos] meaning "donkey", and "ὀνίς" [onis] meaning "dung", hence "donkey's dung", as the ancient Greeks assumed it could grow where donkeys defecate. It may sound like a weird name to choose but in fact, there are more genuses with a similar name, such as the genus "Onopordum" which means "donkey's fart" and "Onobrychis". The Latin "viscosa" means "sticky" for obvious reasons; the Latin compound word "breviflora" means "short-flowered", because the flower appears small compared to the long calyxes that encircle it.
There are 13 species and subspecies (kinds) of the Ononis genus in the wild Cypriot habitat, of which one is encountered only in occupied Cyprus (Karpasia peninsula). In addition, there is a domesticated Ononis species.
This plant has similar leaves to sicula but sicula's flowers are yellow and this one's are orange.
Ononis viscosa subspecies breviflora is an uncommon plant in Cypriot nature. It is encountered all around Cyprus but not in the Karpasia peninsula, at altitudes between up to 600 metres. Its flowering period is between February (or even later in March) and June.
