| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Hippocrepis emerus (L.) Lassen trib. Loteae |
| Bibliography | Svensk. Bot. Tidskr. 83: 86 (1989) |
| Native Range | Europe to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets |
| Description | deciduous, leaves pinnate, leaflets obovate, glaucous, 1-2cm long, flowers axillary, of 1-3, 15-20mm long, in clusters, pod 5-11cm long |
| Size | 50-100cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 18-21°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Coronilla emera St.-Lag. Coronilla emerus L. Coronilla emerus var. minor Gaudin Coronilla florida Salisb. Coronila pauciflora Lam. Emerus alpestris Scheele Emerus caesalpina Medik. Emerus fruticosus Hornem. Emerus hortensis Desv. Emerus major Desv. Emerus minor Desv. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (NOR Norway, SWE Sweden) 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, BGM Belgium, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |