Mediterranean Restharrow vs Salzmann's Restharrow

Ononis mitissima compared with Ononis alopecuroides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mediterranean Restharrow	Salzmann's Restharrow
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Ononis	Ononis
Species	Ononis mitissima	Ononis alopecuroides

Evolutionary Relationship

Mediterranean Restharrow and Salzmann's Restharrow share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ononis.

Conservation Status

Mediterranean Restharrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Salzmann's Restharrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mediterranean Restharrow	Salzmann's Restharrow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mediterranean Restharrow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Salzmann's Restharrow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom