Anthyllis vulneraria L.
(Kidney Vetch, Kidney-vetch, Ladies’ Fingers)

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Anthyllis vulneraria var coccinea
Pink Kidney Vetch
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 		Variety 1 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAnthyllis vulneraria (Kidney Vetch, Kidney-vetch, Ladies’ Fingers)
GenusAnthyllis (a genus of flowering plants)
FamilyFABACEAE (vetches, peas, beans, accacias, wattles and sennas)
OrderFABALES (vetches, peas, beans and milkworts)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Anthyllis vulneraria (Kidney Vetch, Kidney-vetch, Ladies’ Fingers) :
1: Anthyllis vulneraria (Kidney Vetch, Kidney-vetch, Ladies’ Fingers)
5 Apr 2005 OSGR: SP00 51° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: East Glos (VC 33) England
Image 1: Rosette - in chalk swardImage 2: Shoots - close-up
2: Anthyllis vulneraria (Kidney Vetch, Kidney-vetch, Ladies’ Fingers)
9 Jun 2004 OSGR: TR23 51° 10’ N, 1° 20’ E Vice County: East Kent (VC 15) England
in early successional community on dumped spoil
Image 1: Plant - in situImage 2: View over masses of Kidney VetchImage 3: View over masses of Kidney Vetch (2)
3: Anthyllis vulneraria (Kidney Vetch, Kidney-vetch, Ladies’ Fingers)
24 Apr 2003 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Inflorescences - close-upImage 2: Plant - close-upImage 3: Plant - close-up (2)Image 4: Inflorescence - buds - side view - enlargedImage 5: Inflorescence - buds - side view - enlarged (2)Image 6: Inflorescence - buds - side view - enlarged (3)Image 7: Inflorescence - buds - top view - enlargedImage 8: Inflorescence - side view - enlargedImage 9: Inflorescence - top view - enlarged
4: Anthyllis vulneraria (Kidney Vetch, Kidney-vetch, Ladies’ Fingers)
10 Jul 1977 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Flower head - close-up
5: Anthyllis vulneraria (Kidney Vetch, Kidney-vetch, Ladies’ Fingers)
9 Jul 1977 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Flowers
6: Anthyllis vulneraria (Kidney Vetch, Kidney-vetch, Ladies’ Fingers)
30 Jun 1971 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: PlantImage 2: Flower head - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Akleroyd, J.R. Anthyllis vulneraria Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Anthyllis vulneraria (Kidney Vetch, Kidney-vetch, Ladies’ Fingers) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Anthyllis vulneraria (Kidney Vetch, Kidney-vetch, Ladies’ Fingers)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 18 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Anthyllis vulneraria (Kidney Vetch, Kidney-vetch, Ladies’ Fingers)
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