Hippocrepis comosa
Horseshoe Vetch
Also known as: Coronilla comosa (L.) Prantl +16 more
- Coronilla comosa (L.) Prantl
- Coronilla depressa Kit. ex Jáv.
- Hippocrepis alpestris Arv.-Touv.
- Hippocrepis burgalensis Sennen
- Hippocrepis comosa subsp. macedonica (Degen & Urum.) Ko
- Hippocrepis comosa var. alpestris (Arv.-Touv.) Rouy
- Hippocrepis comosa var. alpina Rouy
- Hippocrepis comosa var. broteana Hrabetová
- Hippocrepis comosa var. burgalensis (Sennen) Hrabetová
- Hippocrepis comosa var. lignescens Hrabetová
- Hippocrepis comosa var. major Rouy
- Hippocrepis comosa var. prostrata Boiss.
- Hippocrepis comosa var. rolandi (Sennen) Hrabetová
- Hippocrepis helvetica G.Don
- Hippocrepis heterocarpa Sennen
- Hippocrepis montgronyana Sennen & Pau
- Hippocrepis perennis Lam.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a biennial or subshrub.
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Hippocrepis comosa (commonly known as Horseshoe Vetch) is a biennial or shrub within the Fabaceae family. It originates in Europe. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Biennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Northern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Krym, Netherlands, Romania, Sardegna, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia