Anthyllis montana L.

  • Authority

    Isely, Duane. 1981. Leguminosae of the United States. III. Subfamily Papilionoideae: tribes Sophoreae, Podalyrieae, Loteae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25 (3): 1-264.

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Anthyllis montana L.

  • Description

    Species Description - Woody-based, clump-forming, low, pubescent perennial; leaves mostly subbasal, pinnate, with numerous, ovate to elliptic-oblong leaflets 4-8 mm, 2.5-5 r\ heads exserted subtended by palmately divided bracts; flowers numerous, 9-12 mm; calyces 3-6 mm, pilose, with narrowly subulate, plumose teeth ± tube; corolla purple, red (-pink). European mountains. 2/7 = 12 (Guinochet and Lo-geois, 1962); In = 14 (Moore, 1973); 2n = 28 (Gilot, 1965).

  • Discussion

    Anthyllis montana is a complex species that includes three seemingly confluent subspecies (Cullen, 1968), and the diversity in chromosome numbers suggests more than one taxon. Horticultural color forms are listed by Bailey and Bailey (1941).

  • Distribution

    Bailey and Bailey (1941). Old specimens from California and New York (CAS, BH). Cult in Europe.

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