Hippocrepis comosa L.
(Horseshoe Vetch)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHippocrepis comosa (Horseshoe Vetch)
GenusHippocrepis (horse-shoe vetches)
SubfamilyFABOIDEAE (vetches, peas and beans)
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 Hippocrepis comosa (Horseshoe Vetch) :
1: Hippocrepis comosa (Horseshoe Vetch)
1 Jun 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Flowering plantImage 2: FlowersImage 3: Foliage
2: Hippocrepis comosa (Horseshoe Vetch)
29 May 2005 OSGR: SO80 51° 40’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: East Glos (VC 33) England
Image 1: FlowersImage 2: Inflorescence - close-upImage 3: Inflorescence - close-up (2)Image 4: LeavesImage 5: Plant - in situ
3: Hippocrepis comosa (Horseshoe Vetch)
24 Apr 2003 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Flowers - close-upImage 2: Flowers - close-up (2)Image 3: Flowers - close-up (3)Image 4: LeavesImage 5: PlantImage 6: Flowers - enlargedImage 7: Flowers - enlarged (2)Image 8: Flowers - enlarged (3)
4: Hippocrepis comosa (Horseshoe Vetch)
22 May 2000 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Image 1: BudsImage 2: Flower headImage 3: Flower head - top view
5: Hippocrepis comosa (Horseshoe Vetch)
30 Jun 1971 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: PlantImage 2: Fruit - enlargedImage 3: Inflorescence - enlarged
6: Hippocrepis comosa (Horseshoe Vetch)
OSGR: ZZ00 44° 40’ N, 10° 40’ E United Kingdom
seeds (from commercial supplier)
Image 1: Pod segmentsImage 2: Pod segments (2)

Hippocrepis comosa (Horseshoe Vetch) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hippocrepis comosa (Horseshoe Vetch)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hippocrepis comosa (Horseshoe Vetch)
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