Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Lotus spartioides Webb & Berthel. |
Bibliography | Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3 (2; 2): 81 (1842) |
Native Range | Canary Islands (Grand Canaria) |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 800-1100m |
Description | branchlets thin, leaves imparipinnate, leaflets linear to narrowly oblanceolate, 5-15mm, shortly silvery hirsute, flowers in umbels of 2-5. calyx hirsute, pod 2cm |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Lotus campylocladus var. spartioides (Webb & Berthel.) Brand |
Territory | 2 Africa 21 Macaronesia (CNY Canary Is.) |