| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Erinacea anthyllis Link trib. Genisteae |
| Synonyms | Anthyllis erinacea L. |
| Anthyllis hystrix Sweet | |
| Erinacea pungens Boiss. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 700-3500m |
| 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 | spinose shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 |
| Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (France , Spain ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Morocco , Tunisia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
anthyllis schoenenbergeri Raynaud, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 123(9): 584 (1977)
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