Family:

Fabaceae

Location:

Maquis

Growth habit:

Shrub

Plant size:

1-3 m

Flower colour:

yellow

Flowering time

April-July

Leaf characteristics:

Leaves narrow, elongated, silky hairy underneath

Flower characteristics:

in terminal racemes, large upright plume

Fruits:

flattened pod

Special features:

sweet-smelling, poisonous, few leaves, some of which decay, stem takes over part of photosynthesis