''Anthyllis hermanniae'', called the lavender-leaved anthyllis, is a species of flowering plant in the family

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. It is found in Anatolia, Greece, the Balkans, and many Mediterranean islands, including Corsica. '' Coleophora hermanniella'', a species of moth found only on Corsica, feeds exclusively on ''A.hermanniae''. A low perennial shrub, it is cultivated as a garden plant, and was formerly cultivated as far north as the United Kingdom, until the great frost of 1739 wiped them out there. ''A. hermanniae'' is typically 1.5–2 feet tall, with crooked or zig-zag branches. The leaves are simple or trifoliate, with soft silky hairs (more on the underside than the top). This plant grows in a variety of habitats, but requires good drainage, often growing in rocky locations. It produces yellow flowers in late spring-early summer. Anthyllis hermanniae1

Subspecies

Currently accepted subspecies are: *''Anthyllis hermanniae'' subsp. ''brutia'' Brullo & Giusso – southern Italy *''Anthyllis hermanniae'' subsp. ''corsica'' Brullo & Giusso – Corsica,

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( Gorgona Island) *''Anthyllis hermanniae'' subsp. ''hermanniae'' – Albania, East Aegean Islands, Greece, Crete, western Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, and former Yugoslavia *''Anthyllis hermanniae'' subsp. ''ichnusae'' Brullo & Giusso – east-central Sardinia *''Anthyllis hermanniae'' subsp. ''japygica'' Brullo & Giusso – southern Italy *''Anthyllis hermanniae'' subsp. ''melitensis'' Brullo & Giusso – Malta *''Anthyllis hermanniae'' subsp. ''sicula'' Brullo & Giusso – southern Sicily

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1245987 hermanniae Garden plants of Europe Flora of Corsica Flora of Southeastern Europe Flora of the East Aegean Islands Flora of Turkey Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus