| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Lotus hirsutus L. trib. Loteae |
| Synonyms | Lotus candidus Mill. |
| Lotus pilosus Medik. | |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-1550m |
| Description | usually white sericeous, leaves pentamerous, leaflets oblong-obovate, 8-25mm long, flowers 4-10, 10-15mm long, in compact, spherical head |
| Size | 30-50cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| Ca | + |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Baleares , Corse , France , Portugal , Sardegna , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Greece , Italy , Kriti , Sicilia , Turkey-in-Europe , Yugoslavia ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Libya ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (East Aegean Is. , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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