Hippocrepis scorpioides Req. ex Benth.

Hippocrépide Queue-de-scorpion (fr), Hippocrépide faux scorpion (fr), Hippocrépide queue-de-scorpion (fr), Hippocrépis faux scorpion (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Hippocrepis

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

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

Cultivation

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Images

Habit

Hippocrepis scorpioides habit picture by Bruno Moreira (cc-by-sa)
Hippocrepis scorpioides habit picture by Francesc Riudavets (cc-by-sa)
Hippocrepis scorpioides habit picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Hippocrepis scorpioides leaf picture by Bruno Moreira (cc-by-sa)
Hippocrepis scorpioides leaf picture by Martí Salvador (cc-by-sa)
Hippocrepis scorpioides leaf picture by André DENIS (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Hippocrepis scorpioides flower picture by Anthony Raoux (cc-by-sa)
Hippocrepis scorpioides flower picture by Martí Salvador (cc-by-sa)
Hippocrepis scorpioides flower picture by JC Juanra (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Hippocrepis scorpioides world distribution map, present in Albania, Spain, France, Greece, and Italy

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:927748-1
WFO ID wfo-0000191310
COL ID 3M249
BDTFX ID 32093
INPN ID 102857
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Hippocrepis rossetii Hippocrepis comosa f. rossetii Hippocrepis comosa subsp. scorpioides Hippocrepis comosa var. rossetii Hippocrepis scorpioides