Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Lotus maculatus Breitf. |
Bibliography | Bot. Mag. 25: 154 (2008) |
Native Range | Canary Islands (n. Tenerife) |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sands |
Altitude | 20-30m |
Description | stems procumbent, ramose, leaves alternate, leaflets in false whorls, linear-lanceolate, obtuse, to 25mm, flowers solitary, to 4cm long |
Size | 7-10cm |
Color | yellow-orange |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 summer |
Synonyms | Heinekenia maculata (Breitf.) G.Kunkel |
Territory | 2 Africa 21 Macaronesia (CNY Canary Is.) |