Common name
English: Spanish Kidney Vetch
German: Spanischer Wundklee
Portuguese: Vulnerária
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Fabales (241)
Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)
Genus: Anthyllis (3)
Epithet: vulneraria L. (3)
Subspecies: iberica (W.Becker) Jalas
Synonyms: Anthyllis linnaei (Sagorski) Juz., Anthyllis vulneraria subsp. corbierei (Salmon & Travis) Cullen
iberica => refering to the Iberian peninsular or to Caucasian Iberia, corresponding roughly to the eastern and southern parts of present day Georgia
vulneraria => for healing wounds
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: xerophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: purple, red
External links
Check for Anthyllis vulneraria at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [413] International Legume Database & Information Service
- [458] Anthyllis vulneraria - Plants For A Future database
- [778] Image of Anthyllis vulneraria - Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé: Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz