''Anthyllis'' is a
genus of
flowering plants in the
family . This genus contains both
herbaceous
Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials.
Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous"
The fourth edition of t ...
and
shrub
A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...
by species and is distributed in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The most widespread and familiar species is ''
A. vulneraria'' (kidney vetch), a familiar
grassland flower which has also been introduced to New Zealand.
''Anthyllis'' species are used as food plants by the
larvae of some
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology), order of insects that includes butterfly, butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 Family (biology), families and 46 Taxonomic r ...
species including the following case-bearers of the genus ''
Coleophora'': ''C. acanthyllidis'', ''C. protecta'' (both feed exclusively on ''A. tragacanthoides''), ''C. hermanniella'' (feeds exclusively on ''A. hermanniae''), ''C. vestalella'' (feeds exclusively on ''A. cytisoides'') and ''C. vulnerariae'' (feeds exclusively on ''A. vulneraria'').
Species
''Anthyllis'' comprises the following species:
Section ''Anthyllis''
* ''
Anthyllis lemanniana''
Lowe
* ''
Anthyllis vulneraria''
L.
** subsp. ''abyssinica''
(Sagorski) Cullen
** subsp. ''ajmasiana''
(Pau) Raynaud & Sauvage
** subsp. ''alpestris''
(Hegetschw.) Asch. & Graebn.
** subsp. ''alpicola''
(Brugg.) Gutermann
** subsp. ''argyrophylla''
(Rothm.) Cullen
** subsp. ''arundana''
(Boiss. & Reut.) Vasc.
** subsp. ''atlantis''
Emb. & Maire
** subsp. ''balearica''
(Coss. ex Mares & Vigin.) O. Bolos & Vigo
** subsp. ''boissieri''
(Sagorski) Bornm.
** subsp. ''borealis''
(Rouy) Jalas
** subsp. ''bulgarica''
(Sagorski) Cullen
** subsp. ''calcicola''
(Schur) Simk.
** subsp. ''carpatica''
(Pant.) Nyman
** subsp. ''colorata''
(Juz.) Tzvelev
** subsp. ''corbierei''
(Salmon & Travis) Cullen
** subsp. ''fatmae''
Font Quer
** subsp. ''forondae''
(Sennen) Cullen
** subsp. ''fruticans''
Emb.
** subsp. ''gandogeri''
(Sagorski) Maire
** subsp. ''hispidissima''
(Sagorski) Cullen
** subsp. ''iberica''
(W.Becker) Jalas
** subsp. ''iframensis''
Cullen
** subsp. ''insularum''
(Rothm.) Romo
** subsp. ''lapponica''
Hyl.
** subsp. ''lusitanica''
(Cullen & P. Silva) Franco
** subsp. ''maritima''
(Hagen) Corb.
** subsp. ''matris-filiae''
Emb. & Maire
** subsp. ''maura''
(Beck) Maire
** subsp. ''microcephala''
(Willk.) Benedi
** subsp. ''nivalis''
(Willk.) Rivas Mart. & al.
** subsp. ''pindicola''
Cullen
** subsp. ''polyphylla''
(DC.) "Nyman, p.p."
** subsp. ''praeporea''
(A. Kern.) Bornm.
** subsp. ''pseudoarundana''
H. Lindb.
** subsp. ''pulchella''
(Vis.) Bornm.
** subsp. ''pyrenaica''
(Beck) Cullen
** subsp. ''reuteri''
Cullen
** subsp. ''rifana''
(Emb. & Maire) Cullen
** subsp. ''rubriflora''
(DC.) Arcang.
** subsp. ''saharae''
(Sagorski) Maire
** subsp. ''sampaiana''
(Rothm.) Vasc.
** subsp. ''schiwereckii''
(DC.) Tzvelev
** subsp. ''stenophylloides''
Cullen
** subsp. ''vitellina''
(Velen.) Kuzmanov
** subsp. ''vulneraria''
L.
*** var. ''font-queri''
(Rothm.) Cullen
*** var. ''macedonica''
(Degen & Dörfl.) Micevski & Matevski
*** var. ''vulneraria''
L.
** subsp. ''vulnerarioides''
(All.) Arcang.
** subsp. ''weldeniana''
(Rchb.) Cullen
Section ''Barba-Jovis''
* ''
Anthyllis aurea
''Anthyllis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. This genus contains both herbaceous and shrubby species and is distributed in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The most widespread and familiar species is '' A. vulnera ...
''
Welden
* ''
Anthyllis barba-jovis
''Anthyllis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. This genus contains both herbaceous and shrubby species and is distributed in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The most widespread and familiar species is '' A. vulnera ...
''
L.
* ''
Anthyllis hermanniae
''Anthyllis hermanniae'', called the lavender-leaved anthyllis, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, ''
L.
* ''
Anthyllis hystrix''
(Barcelo) Cardona & al.
* ''
Anthyllis splendens''
Willd.
Section ''Cornicina''
* ''
Anthyllis circinnata''
(L.) Savi
* ''
Anthyllis cornicina''
L.
* ''
Anthyllis hamosa''
Desf.
* ''
Anthyllis lotoides''
L.
Section ''Dorycnioides''
* ''
Anthyllis onobrychoides''
Cav.
* ''
Anthyllis polycephala''
Desf.
* ''
Anthyllis ramburii''
Boiss.
* ''
Anthyllis rupestris''
Coss.
* ''
Anthyllis tejedensis
''Anthyllis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. This genus contains both herbaceous and shrubby species and is distributed in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The most widespread and familiar species is '' A. vulnera ...
''
Boiss.
** subsp. ''plumosa''
(E. Domínguez) Benedí
** subsp. ''tejedensis''
Boiss.
* ''
Anthyllis warnieri
''Anthyllis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. This genus contains both herbaceous and shrubby species and is distributed in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The most widespread and familiar species is '' A. vulnera ...
''
Emb.
Section ''Oreanthyllis''
* ''
Anthyllis lagascana
''Anthyllis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. This genus contains both herbaceous and shrubby species and is distributed in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The most widespread and familiar species is '' A. vulnera ...
''
Benedi
* ''
Anthyllis montana
''Anthyllis montana'' (syn. ''Vulneraria montana'' Scopoli), the mountain kidney vetch, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the mountains of Southern Europe and parts of the Alps. Growing to tall by broad, it is a ...
''
L.
** subsp. ''atropurpurea''
(Vuk.) Pignatti
** subsp. ''hispanica''
(Degen & Hervier) Cullen
** subsp. ''montana''
L.
** subsp. ''jacquinii''
(A.Kern.) Hayek
Section ''Terniflora''
* ''
Anthyllis cytisoides
''Anthyllis cytisoides'' is a summer-deciduous shrub of Southern Europe, common in the Balearic Islands and the southeastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula (),
**
* Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica''
**
* ...
''
L.
* ''
Anthyllis terniflora''
(Lag.) Pau
''Incertae Sedis''
* ''
Anthyllis aegaea
''Anthyllis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. This genus contains both herbaceous and shrubby species and is distributed in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The most widespread and familiar species is '' A. vulnera ...
''
Turrill
* ''
Anthyllis coccinea
''Anthyllis coccinea'' is a species of flowering plant native
Native may refer to:
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* Jus soli, citizenship by right of birth
* Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular te ...
''
(L.) Beck
* ''
Anthyllis fennica
''Anthyllis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. This genus contains both herbaceous and shrubby species and is distributed in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The most widespread and familiar species is '' A. vulnera ...
''
(Jalas) Akulova
* ''
Anthyllis hegetschweileri
''Anthyllis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. This genus contains both herbaceous and shrubby species and is distributed in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The most widespread and familiar species is '' A. vulnera ...
''
(Hegetschweiler-Bodmer) Brügger
* ''
Anthyllis henoniana
''Anthyllis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. This genus contains both herbaceous and shrubby species and is distributed in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The most widespread and familiar species is '' A. vulnera ...
''
Coss.
* ''
Anthyllis hispidissima
''Anthyllis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. This genus contains both herbaceous and shrubby species and is distributed in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The most widespread and familiar species is '' A. vulnera ...
''
(Sagorski) W. Becker
* ''
Anthyllis langei
''Anthyllis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. This genus contains both herbaceous and shrubby species and is distributed in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The most widespread and familiar species is '' A. vulnera ...
''
(Jalas) G. H. Loos
* ''
Anthyllis pallidiflora
''Anthyllis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. This genus contains both herbaceous and shrubby species and is distributed in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The most widespread and familiar species is '' A. vulnera ...
''
(Jord. ex Sagorski) Prain
* ''
Anthyllis polyphylloides
''Anthyllis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. This genus contains both herbaceous and shrubby species and is distributed in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The most widespread and familiar species is '' A. vulnera ...
''
Juz.
* ''
Anthyllis variegata
''Anthyllis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. This genus contains both herbaceous and shrubby species and is distributed in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The most widespread and familiar species is '' A. vulnera ...
''
Grossh.
* ''
Anthyllis webbiana
''Anthyllis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. This genus contains both herbaceous and shrubby species and is distributed in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The most widespread and familiar species is '' A. vulnera ...
''
Hook.
Species names with uncertain taxonomic status
The status of the following species is unresolved:
* ''Anthyllis adriatica''
Beck
* ''Anthyllis alpina''
G.Don
* ''Anthyllis argentea''
Desv.
* ''Anthyllis argentea''
Salisb.
* ''Anthyllis aspalathoides''
L.
* ''Anthyllis asphaltoides''
L.
* ''Anthyllis baldensis''
A.Kern. ex Sagorski
* ''Anthyllis bicephalos''
Gilib.
* ''Anthyllis bicolor''
Bertol.
* ''Anthyllis bicolor''
Bertol. ex Colla
* ''Anthyllis bicolor''
Dalla Torre & Sarnth.
* ''Anthyllis bidentata''
Munby
* ''Anthyllis biflora''
Sol.
* ''Anthyllis caucasica''
(Grossh.) Juz.
* ''Anthyllis chelmea''
Rothm.
* ''Anthyllis cherleri''
Brügger
* ''Anthyllis cicerifolia''
Pourr. ex Colmeiro
* ''Anthyllis circinnata''
(L.) D.D.Sokoloff
* ''Anthyllis collina''
Salisb.
* ''Anthyllis communis''
Rouy
* ''Anthyllis cretica''
Lam.
* ''Anthyllis cupensis''
Lam.
* ''Anthyllis densifolia''
Formánek
* ''Anthyllis depressa''
Lange
* ''Anthyllis dinarica''
Beck
* ''Anthyllis expallens''
Dalla Torre & Sarnth.
* ''Anthyllis flava''
Gouan
* ''Anthyllis fuersteinii''
Murr
* ''Anthyllis genistoides''
Dufour
* ''Anthyllis glaucescens''
Kit.
* ''Anthyllis gracilis''
Salisb.
* ''Anthyllis guyoti''
Chodat
* ''Anthyllis herzegovina''
Sagorski
* ''Anthyllis heterophylla''
L.
* ''Anthyllis hosmarensis''
Pau
* ''Anthyllis hystrix''
(Willk. ex F. Barcelo) M. A. Cardona, J. Contandriopoulus & E. Sierra
* ''Anthyllis indica''
Lour.
* ''Anthyllis italica''
Loudon
* ''Anthyllis jancheniana''
K.Malý ex Asch. & Graebn.
* ''Anthyllis kerneri''
Sagorski
* ''Anthyllis kosanini''
Degen
* ''Anthyllis lateriflora''
Pau
* ''Anthyllis leguminosa''
Gray
* ''Anthyllis linifolia''
L.
* ''Anthyllis lybica''
Rothm.
* ''Anthyllis macrocarpa''
Walp.
* ''Anthyllis media''
Pau
* ''Anthyllis mogadorensis''
Rothm.
* ''Anthyllis moncephalos''
Gilib.
* ''Anthyllis montana'' subsp. ''jacquinii''
(Rchb. f.) Rohlena
* ''Anthyllis multicaulis''
(Lam.) Pau
* ''Anthyllis numidica''
Coss. & Durieu
* ''Anthyllis occidentalis''
Rothm.
* ''Anthyllis onoides''
Burm.f.
* ''Anthyllis oreigenes''
Dalla Torre & Sarnth.
* ''Anthyllis pallida''
Opiz ex Nyman
* ''Anthyllis pentaphylla''
Steud.
* ''Anthyllis pseudo-arundana''
H. Lindb.
* ''Anthyllis pseudoarundanum''
H.Lindb.
* ''Anthyllis pseudo-cytisus''
Walp.
* ''Anthyllis pseudo-vulneraria''
Sagorski
* ''Anthyllis pubescens''
Stokes
* ''Anthyllis quinqueflora''
L.f.
* ''Anthyllis rubra''
Gouan
* ''Anthyllis rubriflora''
(Ser.) Degen
* ''Anthyllis rubriflora''
Hegetschw.
* ''Anthyllis rustica''
Mill.
* ''Anthyllis rusticana''
Wender.
* ''Anthyllis sanguinea''
Schur
* ''Anthyllis sericata''
Chatenier ex Rouy
* ''Anthyllis serpentini''
Bruegger ex Sagorski
* ''Anthyllis subdinarica''
Sagorski
* ''Anthyllis tangerina''
Pau
* ''Anthyllis tenuicaulis''
(Sagorski) Fritsch
* ''Anthyllis tirolensis''
Dalla Torre & Sarnth.
* ''Anthyllis tournefortii''
Schult. ex Steud.
* ''Anthyllis variicolor''
Jeanj.
* ''Anthyllis variiflora''
Dalla Torre & Sarnth.
* ''Anthyllis versicolor''
Dalla Torre & Sarnth.
* ''Anthyllis visciflora''
L.f.
* ''Anthyllis vulneraria'' subsp. ''balearica''
(Coss. ex Marès & Vigin.) O.Bolòs & Vigo
* ''Anthyllis vulneraria'' subsp. ''boscii''
Kerguelen
* ''Anthyllis vulneraria'' subsp. ''dertosensis''
(Rothm.) Font Quer
* ''Anthyllis vulneraria'' subsp. ''multifolia''
(W.Becker) O.Bolòs & Vigo
* ''Anthyllis vulneraria'' subsp. ''nana''
(Ten.) Tammaro
* ''Anthyllis vulneraria'' subsp. ''saharae''
(Sagorski) Jahand. & Maire
* ''Anthyllis vulneraria'' subsp. ''vulneraria'' var. ''bulgarica''
(Sagorski) Micevski & Matevski
* ''Anthyllis vulneraria'' subsp. ''vulneraria'' var. ''nana''
Ten.
* ''Anthyllis vulneraria'' subsp. ''vulneraria'' var. ''rubriflora''
DC.
* ''Anthyllis vulnernarioides''
Bonj. ex Reichb.
* ''Hymenocarpos nummularius''
(DC.) G. Don
* ''Hymenocarpos radiatus''
(L.) Cav.
* ''Hymenocarpos radiatus''
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Hybrids
The following hybrids have been described:
* ''Anthyllis'' ×''baltica''
Juz. ex Z.V.Klochkova
* ''Anthyllis'' ×''cazulensis''
Rivas Goday & Esteve Chueca
* ''Anthyllis'' ×''currasii''
P.P. Ferrer, Roselló & Guara (= ''Anthyllis cytisoides''
(Lag.) Pau × ''Anthyllis lagascana''
Benedí)
* ''Anthyllis'' ×''fortuita''
Guara & P.P.Ferrer
* ''Anthyllis'' ×''polyphylloides''
Juz.
References
External links
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