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Hymenocarpos cornicina
Annual herb. Erect or rising hairy stem, simple or bifurcated, up to 30 cm. Basal leave simple or with two lateral foliole. Inflorescences (glomerulous) have 7-9 flowers, with a bractea 3-5 pinnasect, longer than the flowers. The flowers measure ca. 9 mm. Calyx are hairy, asymmetric, with 5 parts. Synonymy: Anthyllis cornicina
Distribution : Spain, Morocco, Portugal Common in prairies on siliceous sandy soils. Spotted at the margin of sandy path between pine trees and Holm oaks
Spotted on May 14, 2013
Submitted on Jun 16, 2013
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Identified as Hymenocarpos cornicina