Rock Garden Plants
Lotononis genistoides (Fenzl) Benth. trib. Crotalarieae 
Home
Families
Genus
Territory
Habitat
Synonyms
Types
Galery
Info
FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesLotononis genistoides (Fenzl) Benth. trib. Crotalarieae
BibliographyLondon J. Bot. 2: 607 (1843)
Native Rangese. Bulgaria to Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude700-1250m
Descriptiongrey pubescent, leaflets 3, 5-8mm, oblong-oblanceolate to obovate, flowers 1-3 in clusters, corolla 8-9mm long
Size10-20cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationscarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAmphinomia genistoides (Fenzl) Hayek
Leobordea argyroloboides Jaub. & Spach
Leobordea cytisoides Balansa ex Boiss.
Leobordea genistoides Fenzl
Leobordea sericea Ledeb.
Lotononis sericea (Ledeb.) Benth.
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece)
3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., TUR Turkey)
Version 10.0
(c) 1990-2025 RNDr. Pavel Slabý