| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Erinacea anthyllis Link trib. Genisteae |
| Bibliography | Handbuch 2: 156 (1831) |
| Native Range | w. Medit. |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 700-2300m |
| Description | leaves and branches opposite, leaves minute, simple or trifoliolate, soon caducous, flowers of 2-3, 16-18mm long, in heads, pod oblong, hirsute |
| Size | 20-60cm |
| Color | pale bluish violet |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Anthyllis erinacea L. Anthyllis hystrix Sweet Erinacea erinacea (L.) Asch. & Graebn. Erinacea pungens Boiss. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) |