| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Lotus cytisoides L. trib. Loteae |
| Synonyms | Lotus allionii Desv. |
| Lotus argolicus Link | |
| Lotus judaicus Boiss. | |
| Habitat | sands and rocks |
| Altitude | 0-100m |
| Description | cinereous grey-green, sparsely pubescent, stems thin, leaves shortly petiolate, leaflets obovate-cuneate, pedicels 1-5-flowered, calyx lobes oblong-lanceolate, acute |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 18-21°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Baleares , Corse , France , Sardegna , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Greece , Italy , Kriti , Sicilia , Yugoslavia ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Egypt , Libya , Morocco , Tunisia ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Cyprus , 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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