Argyrolobium zanonii (Turra) P.W. Ball

Spice Basal zone detail Flower Fruit In the field

Family: LEGUMINOSAE

Genus: Argyrolobium

Catalan common name: Argirolobi. Citís platejat. Herba de la plata.

Spanish common name: Hierba de plata.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Ibiza.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Pine wood and shrubland with rosemary and thyme garigue. Garriques and dry soils.

Characteristics: A small legume with a woody base, leaves are trifoliolate, with the narrow folioles dark green on the top surface and greyish-white on the reverse. Flowers are yellow with a pilose standard. The fruit is upright and covered with hairs. Flowers at the beginning of spring.