| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Adesmia lotoides Hook.f. trib. Adesmieae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Antarct.: 255 (1846) |
| Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 0-1500m |
| Description | leaves sessile, leaflets 2, linear to narrowly obovate, 8-20mm long, flowers solitary, shortly pedicelate, 9-12mm long, axillary, brown-violet variegate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Adesmia lotoides f. brachypoda Speg. Adesmia lotoides f. elata Speg. Adesmia lotoides f. normalis Speg. Adesmia lotoides f. petiolulata Speg. Adesmia lotoides f. typica Speg. Adesmia lotoides var. vaginata Hook.f. Adesmia unifoliolata Skottsb. Patagonium lotoides (Hook.f.) Kuntze Patagonium lotoides var. vaginatum (Hook.f.) Macloskie |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) |