Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Hippocrepis eriocarpa (Boiss.) Boiss. trib. Loteae |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 2: 34 (1856) |
Native Range | s. Spain |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1100-1800m |
Description | leaves to 8cm long, petiolate, leaflets 4-5 pairs, obovate or elliptic, mucronate, densely sericeous, inflorescence axillary, pedicellate, 4-7-flowered, corolla 10-12mm long |
Size | 7-25cm |
Color | yellow, yellowish purple |
Bloom | spring |
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 basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Coronilla eriocarpa Boiss. Hippocrepis squamata ssp. eriocarpa (Boiss.) Nyman Hippocrepis squamata var. eriocarpa (Boiss.) Willk. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |