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Definition: Anthyllis

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Genus of Mediterranean herbs and shrubs.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Anthyllis" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Common Expressions: Anthyllis

Expressions Definition
Anthyllis barba-jovis Silvery hairy European shrub with evergreen foliage and pale yellow flowers. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Anthyllis vulneraria Perennial Eurasian herb having heads of red or yellow flowers and common in meadows and pastures; formerly used medicinally for kidney disorders. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Anthyllis Genus of Mediterranean herbs and shrubs. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Anthyllis

Anthyllis

Anthyllis
Anthyllis vulneraria
Anthyllis vulneraria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Anthyllis
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Species

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Anthyllis is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae. This genus contains both herbaceous and shrubby species and is distributed in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The most widespread and familiar species is Kidney Vetch (A. vulneraria) which is a familiar grassland flower throughout the region and has also been introduced to New Zealand.

Anthyllis species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the following case-bearers of the genus Coleophora: C. acanthyllidis, C. protecta (both feed exclusively on A. tragacanthoides), C. hermanniella (feeds exclusively on A. hermanniae), C. vestalella (feeds exclusively on A. cytisoides) and C. vulnerariae (feeds exclusively on A. vulneraria).

Species

Species include:

  • A. aegaea
  • A. aurea
  • A. barba-jovis - Jupiter's Beard
  • A. cornicina
  • A. cytisoides
  • A. hamosa
  • A. henoniana
  • A. hermanniae
  • A. hystrix
  • A. lagascana
  • A. lemanniana
  • A. lotoides
  • A. montana
  • A. onobrychoides
  • A. polycephala
  • A. ramburii
  • A. rupestris
  • A. tejedensis
  • A. terniflora
  • A. tragacanthoides
  • A. vulneraria - Kidney Vetch
  • A. warnieri

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Anthyllis vulneraria 5     Anthyllis vulneraria 5

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