Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Rosanae > Order Fabales > Family Fabaceae > Tribe Loteae > Genus Hippocrepis

Hippocrepis comosa L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Hippocrepis*	L.	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Hippocrepis comosa subsp. macedonica*	(Degen & Urum.) Kožuharov	synonym
*Hippocrepis perennis*	Lam.	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: Horseshoe Vetch sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

French: Fer-a-cheval; Hippocrepis A Toupet sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

German: Hufeisenklee sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

Russian: Gippokrepis Kosmatyi; Podkovnik Khokhlatyi sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

Spanish, Castillian: ceja real; herraduras; hierba de la herradura; quebrantaherraduras; yerba de la herradura; yerba del pico sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Ukrainian: Gippokrepis Chubatyi sources: Import from ILDIS 2010

unknown: Fer A Cheval; Hippocrepide En Ombelle

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 744. 1753

Genbank

Citation

ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS) Hippocrepis comosa L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/d6836493-5765-423e-b328-cab14f691983

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Occurrence

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Environment

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Importance

IUCN:
Red List status LC 2006 This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.