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Dorycnium hirsutum (L.)Ser.

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HIGHER TAXON: Loteae

GENUS: Dorycnium Mill.

Dorycnium hirsutum (L.)Ser. [Preferred name]
    Bonjeanea hirsuta (L.)Rchb. {Synonym}
    Bonjeania hirsuta (L.)Rchb. {Orthographic variant}
    Lotus hirsutus L. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Hairy Canary Clover [2967]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Algeria (N) [454]; Libya (N) [454]
  Europe
Albania (N) [754]; Balearic Is (N) [754]; Corsica (N) [754]; France (N) [754]; Greece (N) [754]; Italy (N) [754]; Kriti (N) [754]; Portugal (N) [754]; Sardegna (N) [754]; Sicilia (N) [454]; Spain (N) [754]; Turkey in Europe (N) [754]; Yugoslavia (N) [754]
  Middle East
Cyprus (U) [454]; East Aegean Is(Greek) (N) [454]; Israel-Jordan (N) [454]; Lebanon-Syria (N) [454]; Turkey in Asia (N) [454]
  Pacific Ocean
New Zealand(North) (I) [2086]; New Zealand(South) (I) [2086]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Mediterranean/Sahara regional transition zone; grassland. [368];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [360, 368, 754, 2086] ; Illustration [360, 548, 2086]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Habit: Herb, Shrub ; Lifespan: Perennial ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 2001-03 Sokoloff DD & Kramina TE ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Europe) ESFEDS, 1990 (New Zealand & Pacific) Horn P, 1993 Adams BR

  
USES:
  Environmental [2967]; Forage [2967]

  
BIBLIOGRAPHY:

360.

  Quezel, P. & Santa, S., 1962
    Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie et des regions desertiq.merid.1

368.

  Jafri, S.M.N., 1980
    Fabaceae.In:Flora of Libya,Pt.86.Jaffri & El Gadi

454.

  Greuter, W. et al. (Eds.), 1989
    Med-Checklist Vol.4 (published)

548.

  Polunin, O., 1969
    Flowers of Europe. O.U.P.

754.

  Heywood, V.H. & Ball, P.W., 1968
    Leguminosae.In:Flora Europaea Vol.2.ed.Tutin,T.G.et al.

2086.

  Horn, P.E. & Hill, G.D., 1987
    What Legume is That?

2967.

  Technical Officer MWD, 1984
    Streamland 32: Canary Clovers

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