BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Hippocrepis comosa L. (Horseshoe Vetch)
Images etc
 |
Pod segments | 500 by 400 pixels | |
|
Pod segments | 500 by 400 pixels |
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hippocrepis comosa | In flower | 29 May 2005 | E. Glos | England | 5 |
| Hippocrepis comosa | Plant | 24 April 2003 | Dorset | England | 8 |
| Hippocrepis comosa | In flower | 22 May 2000 | Oxon | England | 3 |
| Hippocrepis comosa | Plant | 30 June 1971 | E. Sussex | England | 3 |
Suggested Literature
General Works
| Hennenberg, K.J. & Bruelheide, H., 2003 | Ecological investigations on the northern distribution range of Hippocrepis comosa L. in Germany. |
Hippocrepis comosa may also be covered by literature listed under:
|
BIOTA (living things) |
Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
PLANTAE (plants) |
SPERMATOPHYTA (vascular plants) |
MAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants) |
MAGNOLIIDAE (dicotyledonous flowering plants) |
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Associated with Hippocrepis comosa:
| is foodplant of larva | Meligethes erichsoni - a pollen beetle (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) | Bullock, J.A., 1992 | ||
| stem | stem is foodplant of larva | Apion waltoni - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) | 
|
Morris, M.G., 1990 Bullock, J.A., 1992 [larvae semi-exposed] |
Hippocrepis comosa may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
|
MAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants) |
MAGNOLIIDAE (dicotyledonous flowering plants) |
FABACEAE (vetches, peas and beans - formerly Leguminosae or Papilionaceae) |
Hippocrepis (horse-shoe vetches) |
References
| Bullock, J.A., 1992 | Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations |
| Morris, M.G., 1990 | Orthocerous Weevils |