Ononis spinosa Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 716. 1753, nom. cons.

"Habitat in aridis Europae." RCN: 5265.

Conserved type (Jarvis & al. in Brummitt in Taxon 38: 299. 1989): Herb. Burser XXI: 79 (UPS) .

Generitype of Ononis Linnaeus (vide Green, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 174. 1929).

Current name: Ononis spinosa L. ( Fabaceae: Faboideae).

Note: Jarvis & al. (in Taxon 32: 314. 1983) proposed the rejection of this name, initially recommended by the Committee for Spermatophyta (in Taxon 34: 662. 1985). However, following the modification of Art. 69 at the Berlin Congress to allow the conservation of species names, this case was reconsidered and the name instead recommended for conservation by the Committee for Spermatophyta (in Taxon 38: 299. 1989), with Herb. Burser XXI: 79 (UPS) as the conserved type.