| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Lotus hirsutus L. trib. Loteae |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 775 (1753) |
| Native Range | Medit. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-1550m |
| Description | usually white sericeous, leaves pentamerous, leaflets oblong-obovate, 8-25mm long, flowers 4-10, 10-15mm long, in compact, spherical head |
| Size | 30-50cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| 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 | Bonjeanea hirsuta (L.) Rchb. Bonjeanea hirsuta var. hirta (Jord. & Fourr.) Rouy Bonjeanea hirsuta var. incana (Ser.) W.D.J.Koch Bonjeanea hirsuta var. italica (Jord. & Fourr.) Rouy Bonjeanea hirsuta var. retusa Rouy Bonjeanea hirsuta var. viridis Sennen Bonjeanea hirta Jord. & Fourr. Bonjeanea incana (W.D.J.Koch) Rouy Bonjeanea venusta Jord. & Fourr. Dorycnium hirsutum (L.) Ser. Dorycnium hirsutum var. ciliatum Rikli Dorycnium hirsutum var. hirtum (Jord. & Fourr.) Rikli Dorycnium hirsutum var. incanum Ser. Dorycnium hirsutum var. italicum (Jord. & Fourr.) Fiori Dorycnium hirsutum var. tomentosum Rikli Lotus affinis Besser ex DC. Lotus candidus Mill. Lotus hemorroidalis Lam. Lotus hirsutus var. incanus Loise. Lotus hirsutus var. intermedius Loisel. Lotus pilosus Medik. |
| 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, KRI Kriti, SIC Sicilia, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, LBY Libya) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey) |