Echinospartum barnadesii
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| Echinospartum barnadesii | |
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| Echinospartum barnadesii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Echinospartum |
| Species: | E. barnadesii |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinospartum barnadesii (Graells) Rothm. | |
Echinospartum barnadesii is a species of plant of the Fabaceae family.
Very thorny, rounded, branched shrub, forming cushions close to the ground. Branches are opposite and grooved. Trifoliate opposite leaves, with narrowly lanceolate leaflets. The flowers are at the end of the branches, gathered in tight clusters of 3 to 9. Yellow corolla, butterfly-shaped, with a silky exterior. Flowers during the summer.[1]
Distribution and habitat
In the Iberian Peninsula.[2] In acid soils. Dry, sunny places.
