| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Lotus creticus L. trib. Loteae |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 775 (1753) |
| Native Range | Medit., Canary Islands |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands and rocks |
| Altitude | 0-50m |
| Description | leaves trifoliolate, leaflets obovate to oblanceolate, 5-15mm long, thick, flowers 2-7, 12-18mm long, in umbels, corolla with purple keel |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Lotus argenteus Salisb. Lotus carthaginiensis Andr. Lotus commutatus Guss. Lotus creticus ssp. commutatus (Guss.) Ball Lotus creticus f. grandiflorus Heyn & Herrnst. Lotus creticus var. micranthus Maire Lotus creticus ssp. salzmannii (Boiss. & Reut.) H.Lindb. Lotus obtusatus Ser. Lotus salzmannii Boiss. & Reut. Lotus sericeus Moench Lotus varians Desv. Trifolium creticum (L.) Hoffm. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, EGY Egypt, LBY Libya, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) 21 Macaronesia (CNY Canary Is.) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai) |