| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Hippocrepis squamata (Cav.) Coss. trib. Loteae |
| Bibliography | Notes Pl. Crit.: 105 (1851) |
| Native Range | Spain |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 700-2400m |
| Description | leaflets 3-5 pairs, lanceolate to broadly ovate, usually densely silvery hirsute, 3-8mm long, flowers 4-8, 6-12mm long, in cluster |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 18-21°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Coronilla squamata Cav. Hippocrepis comosa ssp. squamata (Cav.) O.Bolós & Vigo Hippocrepis squamata f. genuina Bellot Hippocrepis squamata f. latifolia Bellot Hippocrepis squamata var. murcica Font Quer Hippocrepis squamata var. sinuata Hrabětová Hippocrepis squamata ssp. toletana (Pau) Hrabětová Hippocrepis squamata var. toletana (Pau) Bellot Hippocrepis toletana Pau |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |