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Lotus hillebrandii Christ  
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesLotus hillebrandii Christ 
BibliographyBot. Jahrb. Syst. 9: 122 (1887)
Native RangeCanary Islands
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptiondensely adpressed greyish lanate, stipules orbiculate-ovate, leaves petiolate, pinnate, leaflets lanceolate-cuneate, obtuse, flowers of 4-6 in long pedunculate head, pod linear
Size20-30cm
Coloryellow
Bloomspring
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1 month, 18-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsLotus campylocladus ssp. hillebrandii (Christ) Sandral & D.D.Sokoloff
Lotus campylocladus var. hillebrandii (Christ) Pit. & Proust
Territory2 Africa
     21 Macaronesia (CNY Canary Is.)
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