Anthyllis barba-jovis

Anthyllis barba-jovis or Jupiter's beard is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Fabaceae.^[1]

Anthyllis barba-jovis
Mature individual at Point de la Douane, Ramatuelle.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Anthyllis
Species:	A. barba-jovis
Binomial name
Anthyllis barba-jovis L.

Its native range is in the European and Southwest Mediterranean.^[2]

Description

Inflorescence in Southern France.

It is a shrub, reaching or exceeding 1.5 m in height. It is often highly branched.^[1]

• It is characterized by silver-gray odd-pinnate leaves, in 4-9 pairs.^[1]
• Its zygomorphous flowers are long, yellow-white, with 10 stamina and 5 bracts.^[1]
• Its fruit is a legume with multiple seeds.^[1]

Distribution

It is found native in Greece the former Yugoslavia, Italy, France, Spain, Algeria, and Tunisia.^[3]

Habitat

It grows in littoral areas among limestone outcroppings.^[1]