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Shrub of the Fabaceae family, characteristic of the Mediterranean basin, present from the islands of the western Mediterranean — Corsica, Sardinia, Balearic Islands — to the coasts of Greece, western Turkey, and Cyprus, colonizing open garrigues, degraded maquis, cliffs, and coastal rocks as well as dry and stony terrains well exposed to the sun.
Bushy and branched habit, forming dense and rounded clumps from 60 cm to 1.5 meters depending on conditions, with slender, flexible, and intertwined branches, entirely thornless. Leaves simple or trifoliate, very small, oblong, from grayish-green to silvery, finely pubescent. The flowering is the main attraction of the plant: the bright yellow flowers, small but produced in considerable quantity on all the branches, literally cover the shrub in spring, as shown in the photograph, giving an impression of remarkable luminous exuberance. The aged branches, denuded of leaves and browned, contrast with the spring floral explosion and testify to the natural intricate character of the habit.
Xerophyte adapted to the most challenging Mediterranean conditions, enduring prolonged summer drought, poor and rocky substrates, intense sunlight. Easy cultivation in full sun and very well-drained soil, in Mediterranean or mild Atlantic climates. Precious shrub for dry gardens, rock gardens, and the reconstitution of authentic Mediterranean vegetations.