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Anthyllis hermanniae

Species of plant in the legume family

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A. hermanniae is typically 1.5–2 feet (0.46–0.61 m) tall, with crooked or zig-zag branches. The leaves are simple or trifoliate, with soft silky hairs (more on the underside than the top). 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.

Subspecies

Currently accepted subspecies are:

  • Anthyllis hermanniae subsp. brutia Brullo & Giusso – southern Italy
  • Anthyllis hermanniae subsp. corsica Brullo & Giusso – Corsica, Tuscan Archipelago (Gorgona Island)
  • Anthyllis hermanniae subsp. hermanniae – Albania, East Aegean Islands, Greece, Crete, western Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, and former Yugoslavia
  • Anthyllis hermanniae subsp. ichnusae Brullo & Giusso – east-central Sardinia
  • Anthyllis hermanniae subsp. japygica Brullo & Giusso – southern Italy
  • Anthyllis hermanniae subsp. melitensis Brullo & Giusso – Malta
  • Anthyllis hermanniae subsp. sicula Brullo & Giusso – southern Sicily

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