Anthyllis hermanniae

Anthyllis hermanniae, called the lavender-leaved anthyllis, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Anatolia, Greece, the Balkans, and many Mediterranean islands, including Corsica.^[2][3] Coleophora hermanniella, a species of moth found only on Corsica, feeds exclusively on A. hermanniae. A low perennial shrub, it is cultivated as a garden plant, and was formerly cultivated as far north as the United Kingdom, until the great frost of 1739 wiped them out there.^[4]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Rosids

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Anthyllis hermanniae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Anthyllis
Species:	A. hermanniae
Binomial name
Anthyllis hermanniae L.[1]
Synonyms[2]
List Aspalathoides aspalathi (Ser.) K.Koch Aspalathoides hermanniae (L.) K.Koch Aspalathus cretica L. Aspalathus erinacea Lam. Aspalathus spiniflora L'Hér. ex Steud. Barba-jovis linearifolia Moench Cytisus graecus L. Fakeloba cretica (L.) Raf. Genista albanica F.K.Mey. Genista cretica (L.) Spach Spartium creticum (L.) Desf. Zenopogon herrmanniae (L.) Link

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A. hermanniae is typically 1.5–2 feet (0.46–0.61 m) tall, with crooked or zig-zag branches.^[5] The leaves are simple or trifoliate, with soft silky hairs (more on the underside than the top).^[6] This plant grows in a variety of habitats, but requires good drainage, often growing in rocky locations. It produces yellow flowers in late spring-early summer.^[7]