Fabaceae FAMILY Endangered

Anagyris latifolia

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

The plant (the seed is mentioned specifically) contains the alkaloid anagyrine, taken in excess this can cause tachycardia, hypertension, vomiting and diarrhoea

Cultivation Details

HabitDeciduous Shrub

Growth—

Requires a sunny position in a well-drained soil, preferably on the dry side^[1].

Propagation

Seed - it has a hard seedcoat and may benefit from scarification before sowing in order to speed up and improve germination. This can usually be done by pouring a small amount of nearly boiling water on the seeds (being careful not to cook them!) and then soaking them for 12 - 24 hours in warm water. By this time they should have imbibed moisture and swollen - if they have not, then carefully make a nick in the seedcoat (being careful not to damage the embryo) and soak for a further 12 hours before sowing. The seed can remain viable for more than 4 years. Cuttings of half-ripe wood in the summer^[1]. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Anagyris+latifolia>

Pollinators

Bees

References

[1]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
[2]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
[3]Libro Rojo de la Flora Canaria contenida en la Directiva-Hábitats Europea — Angel Bañares Baudet; Manuel V. Marrero Gómez; Eduardo Carqu · 1999 ↩︎A detailed study of several species endemic to the Canary Islands that are on the IUCN Red List