Hippocrepis comosa L.

Horseshoe-vetch (en), Fer-à-cheval (fr), Hippocrépide en ombelle (fr), Hippocrépide fer-à-cheval (fr), Hippocrépide à toupet (fr), Hippocrépis chevelu (fr), Hippocrépide chevelue (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Hippocrepis

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.1-0.3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses environmental use forage
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Hippocrepis comosa habit picture by Pierre-Yves Raba (cc-by-sa)
Hippocrepis comosa habit picture by Jean-François Baudin (cc-by-sa)
Hippocrepis comosa habit picture by Maxime Martin (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Hippocrepis comosa leaf picture by André DENIS (cc-by-sa)
Hippocrepis comosa leaf picture by Claus-Dieter Seidel (cc-by-sa)
Hippocrepis comosa leaf picture by Rudolf Eberli (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Hippocrepis comosa flower picture by Jozef Lacko (cc-by-sa)
Hippocrepis comosa flower picture by patrick (cc-by-sa)
Hippocrepis comosa flower picture by Cornelia Kaya (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Hippocrepis comosa fruit picture by André DENIS (cc-by-sa)
Hippocrepis comosa fruit picture by Llandrich anna (cc-by-sa)
Hippocrepis comosa fruit picture by Mazeyrat Danielle (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Hippocrepis comosa world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, and United States of America

Conservation status

Hippocrepis comosa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:498352-1
WFO ID wfo-0000213796
COL ID 3M23D
BDTFX ID 32067
INPN ID 102842
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Hippocrepis perennis Coronilla comosa Hippocrepis alpestris Hippocrepis helvetica Hippocrepis heterocarpa Hippocrepis burgalensis Hippocrepis rolandi Hippocrepis comosa subvar. microphylla Hippocrepis montgronyana Hippocrepis comosa subsp. macedonica Hippocrepis comosa var. alpestris Hippocrepis comosa var. alpina Hippocrepis comosa var. broteana Hippocrepis comosa var. burgalensis Hippocrepis comosa var. lignescens Hippocrepis comosa var. major Hippocrepis comosa var. prostrata Hippocrepis comosa var. rolandi Hippocrepis rolandi var. macrocarpa Hippocrepis comosa