| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Lotus gebelia Vent. trib. Loteae |
| Bibliography | Descr. Pl. Nouv.: t. 57 (1801) |
| Native Range | e. Medit. to Iran |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | pale glaucous, leaves shortly petiolate, leaflets oblong-spathulate, at base attenuate, acute, heads 4-5-flowered, axillary or terminal, calyx white hirsute |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Lotus aleppicus Boiss. Lotus anthylloides Boiss & Noë Lotus arabicus Banks & Sol. Lotus corniculatus var. hirsutissimus Ledeb. Lotus gebelia var. hirsutissima (Ledeb.) Dinsm. Lotus gebelia ssp. hirsutissimus (Ledeb.) Ponert Lotus gebelia var. lanatus Chrtková Lotus gebelia ssp. libanoticus (Boiss.) Ponert Lotus gebelia ssp. trdatii (Tamamsch.) T.N.Popova & Takht. Lotus gebelia var. trdatii Tamamsch. Lotus gebelia var. villosus Boiss. Lotus hakkariensis Ponert Lotus libanoticus Boiss. Lotus michauxianus var. glabratus Chrtková Lotus subsessilis Bornm. Lotus unifultus Boiss. Lotus varius Boiss. ex Brand |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (LBY Libya) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey) |