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Lotus cytisoides L. trib. Loteae 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesLotus cytisoides L. trib. Loteae
BibliographySp. Pl. 1: 776 (1753)
Native RangeMedit.
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatsands and rocks
Altitude0-300m
Descriptioncinereous grey-green, sparsely pubescent, stems thin, leaves shortly petiolate, leaflets obovate-cuneate, pedicels 1-5-flowered, calyx lobes oblong-lanceolate, acute
Size5-20cm
Coloryellow
Bloomspring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 18-21°C
cuttings in late spring and late summer
SynonymsLotus allionii Desv.
Lotus argolicus Link
Lotus coronillifolius Guss.
Lotus creticus var. allionii (Desv.) Pérez Lara
Lotus creticus var. bonifaciensis Briq.
Lotus creticus var. cytisoides (L.) Boiss.
Lotus creticus ssp. cytisoides (L.) Arcang.
Lotus creticus var. patens (C.Presl) Murb.
Lotus creticus var. prostratus Briq.
Lotus cuatrecasasii Sennen
Lotus cytisoides var. allionii (Desv.) Willk.
Lotus cytisoides ssp. allionii (Desv.) P.Fourn.
Lotus cytisoides f. aurantius Faure & Maire
Lotus cytisoides var. cinerascens Emb. & Maire
Lotus cytisoides ssp. conradiae Gamisans
Lotus cytisoides var. micranthus Maire
Lotus cytisoides ssp. prostratus (Briq.) Maire
Lotus cytisoides var. transiens Maire & Sam.
Lotus cytisoides var. viridulus Maire
Lotus difusus Spreng.
Lotus digii Chrtková
Lotus glaucescens C.Presl
Lotus patens C.Presl
Lotus glaucus Rchb.
Lotus patens C.Presl
Lotus prostratus Desf.
Lotus prostratus ssp. cytisoides (L.) Batt.
Lotus secundiflorus Viv.
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, COR Corse, FRA France, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain)
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, KRI Kriti, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia)
2 Africa
     20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, EGY Egypt, LBY Libya, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia)
3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, EAI East Aegean Is., LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey)
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