Hippocrepis L.
(horse-shoe vetches)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
Hippocrepis comosa
Horseshoe Vetch
Flowers (Click to open) (Click to open)
 		Species 24 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)

Hippocrepis (horse-shoe vetches) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hippocrepis (horse-shoe vetches)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 11 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hippocrepis (horse-shoe vetches)
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