| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Argyrolobium zanonii (Turra) P.W.Ball trib. Genisteae |
| Bibliography | Feddes Repert. 79: 41 (1968) |
| Native Range | w. & c. Medit. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 100-2100m |
| Description | densely sericeous hirsute, leaves pinnate, leaflets 3-5, elliptic, mucronate, adaxially glabrous, flowers 2-6 in compact raceme, calyx lobes lanceolate, corolla 10-15mm |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Argyrolobium argenteum (L.) Willk. Argyrolobium argenteum var. majus (Lange) Willk. Argyrolobium calycinum Ball Argyrolobium dalmaticum (Vis.) Asch. & Graebn. Argyrolobium linnaeanum Walp. Argyrolobium linnaeanum var. majus Lange Argyrolobium zanonii ssp. majus (Lange) Mateo & Arán Argyrolobium zanonii ssp. grandiflorum (Boiss. & Reut.) Greuter Cajanus argenteus (L.) Spreng. Chamaecytisus dalmaticus Vis. Chasmone gesneri Bubani Cytisus argenteus L. Cytisus zanonii Turra Dalmatocytisus dalmaticus (Vis.) Trinajstic Diaxulon argenteum (L.) Raf. Genista argentea (L.) Noulet Genista argentea var. brevidens Maire Lotophyllus argenteus (L.) Link Lotophyllus argenteus ssp. linnaeanus (Walp.) Quézel & Santa Lotophyllus argenteus var. linnaeanus (Walp.) Maire Lotus argenteus (L.) Brot. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, COR Corse, FRA France, POR Portugal, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) |