Vella pseudocytisus, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1964, Flora Europaea - Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae, Cambridge University Press : 342

1. V. pseudocytisus L. , Sp. Pl. 641 (1753).

Stem densely covered with very short rigid hairs and with scattered longer hairs (except in var. badalii (Pau) Heywood ), densely leafy. Leaves 1-5-2 x 0-5-1 cm, obovate or obovate-lanceolate, somewhat coriaceous, setose-hispid on both surfaces (except in var. badalii ). Petal-limb 3-4 mm wide, orbicular or shortly obovate, with indistinct veins. Lower segment of silicula 3-5-4-5 x 3 mm, sparsely setose or hispid, bilocular; upper segment obtuse. Seed 1(—2) in each loculus. • C. & S. Spain. Hs.