WorldFloraDB - Anthyllis vulneraria

Characteristics

Annual or short-lived perennial, with several ascending or suberect stems to 5 dm; lvs mostly crowded below, the first ones long-petiolate and unifoliolate, obovate to lanceolate, 1–5 cm, the others mostly with 5–11 oblong to oblanceolate lfls; head 3–4 cm thick, subtended by 3-cleft bracts; fls 1.5 cm, yellow; cal hirsute, 1 cm; 2n=12. Native of Europe, casually intr. here and there in our range.

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A plant that keeps growing from year to year. It grows 60 cm high and spreads 1 m wide. The taproot is strong. The stem can lie along the ground or be erect. It is hairy. The leaves at the base can be simple or divided. The upper leaves are divided into leaflets along the stalk. The end leaflet is the largest. The flowers are pale yellow or red. They are in oval heads.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

deciduous

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

entomogamy

Spread

anemochory

Mature width (meter)

0.6 - 1.0

Mature height (meter)

0.2 - 0.38

Root system

tap-root

Rooting depth (meter)

1.5

Root diameter (meter)

0.1

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It needs well-drained limestone soil. It needs an open sunny position. It is damaged by drought and frost.

More

Dry situations on sea cliffs, stony rocks and shingle, usually on shallow calcareous soils.

Light
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Soil texture
Soil acidity
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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The young leaves are cooked as a vegetable.

Uses	animal food dye fodder food forage medicinal ornamental pasture
Edible	flowers leaves
Therapeutic use	Depurative (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Vulnerary (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

It is grown by seed.

Mode	divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days)	30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°)	15
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	scarification soaking
Minimum temperature (C°)	-18
Optimum temperature (C°)	14 - 20
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Images

Habit

Anthyllis vulneraria habit picture by Pierre LEON (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Anthyllis vulneraria leaf picture by Ivo Ruff (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Anthyllis vulneraria flower picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Anthyllis vulneraria fruit picture by Carole Le Sonn (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:474795-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000212115
COL ID	5VK74
BDTFX ID	5363
INPN ID	82999
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)	Link

Synonyms

Anthyllis rubicunda Anthyllis linnaei Anthyllis vulneraria Anthyllis alpestris Anthyllis heterophylla Anthyllis alpina Anthyllis communis Anthyllis flava Anthyllis pubescens Anthyllis rubra Anthyllis bicephalos Anthyllis bicolor Anthyllis italica Anthyllis macrocarpa Anthyllis pallida Anthyllis sericata Anthyllis tournefortii Anthyllis dillenii Anthyllis monocephalos Anthyllis serpentini Anthyllis calcicola Anthyllis cherleri Anthyllis collina Anthyllis leguminosa Anthyllis rusticana Vulneraria heterophylla Vulneraria lagopodium Vulneraria rustica Vulneraria anthyllis Anthyllis rustica Anthyllis sanguinea Anthyllis vulneraria subsp. corbierei Anthyllis vulneraria var. vulneraria Anthyllis vulneraria var. albiflora Anthyllis vulneraria var. chlebianae Anthyllis vulneraria var. subrubens

Lower taxons

WorldFloraDB 2024

Anthyllis vulneraria L.

Woundwort (en), Anthyllide vulnéraire (fr), Trèfle des sables (fr), Anthyllis vulnéraire (fr), Vulnéraire (fr), Thé des Alpes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Anthyllis