Family:

Fabaceae

Habitat:

Ruderal grassland, maquis, sparse holm oak forest, in scrub, on dry meadows

Growth habit:

Semi-shrub, with woody stem at the base

Plant size:

20 to 50 cm tall

Flower colour:

white, boat-shaped with dark red tip

Flowering time

April - July

Leaf characteristics:

Leaves almost stalkless, alternate, with 5 finger-shaped leaflets, these oblong, pointed, obovate, 7 - 25 mm long and 3 - 8 mm wide, wings of the crown 1 - 2 cm long, boat shorter

Flower characteristics:

Flowers each in 4 - 12 short-stalked heads, calyx bell-shaped, with 5 narrow, almost equally long teeth, 5 - 10 mm long

Fruits:

Legume, ovoid, 6 - 12 mm long

Special features:

The plant is densely hairy.