| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Anthyllis hermanniae L. trib. Loteae |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 720 (1753) |
| Native Range | wc. Medit. to w. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 0-1000m |
| Description | appresed pubescent, branchlets spinose, leaves subsessile, leaflets 1-3, linear-oblong, conduplicate, obtuse, flowers in head, calyx lobes triangular, pod glabrous, oblong |
| Size | 10-95cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
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| Type | shrub |
| 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 summer |
| Synonyms | Anthyllis aspalathi Ser. Anthyllis hermanniae var. aspalathi (Ser.) Rouy Anthyllis spinosa Franceschi Aspalathoides aspalathi (Ser.) Koch Aspalathoides hermanniae (L.) K.Koch Aspalathus cretica L. Aspalathus erinacea Lam. Aspalathus spiniflora L´Hér. ex Steud. Barba-jovis linearifolia Moench Cytisus graecus L. Fakeloba cretica (L.) Raf. Genista albanica F.K.Mey. Genista cretica (L.) Spach Spartium creticum (L.) Desf. Zenopogon hermanniae (L.) Link |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, SAR Sardegna) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, KRI Kriti, SIC Sicilia, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., TUR Turkey) |
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