| Anthyllis montana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Anthyllis |
| Species: | A. montana |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthyllis montana L. | |
Anthyllis montana (syn. Vulneraria montana Scopoli), the mountain kidney vetch, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the mountains of Southern Europe and parts of the Alps. Growing to 30 cm (12 in) tall by 60 cm (24 in) broad, it is a clump-forming, woody-based perennial. The leaves are divided into numerous fern-like leaflets and are silky and grey-green in colour. The white, pink or purple clover-like flower-heads are borne in spring and summer. The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.
In cultivation, it is suitable for the alpine or rock garden. The cultivar 'Rubra' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It does best in full sun, and typically propagates by seeds.
The flowers are used to make an herbal tisane that is said to ease digestion.
References
- Kropf, M; Kadereit, JW; Comes, HP (2002). "Late Quaternary distributional stasis in the submediterranean mountain plant Anthyllis montana L. (Fabaceae) inferred from ITS sequences and amplified fragment length polymorphism markers". Mol Ecol. 11 (3): 447–63. Bibcode:2002MolEc..11..447K. doi:10.1046/j.1365-294x.2002.01446.x. PMID 11918780. S2CID 27789577.
- Shoot. "Anthyllis montana 'Rubra' Mountain kidney vetch Red mountain kidney vetch Care Plant Varieties & Pruning Advice". www.shootgardening.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 239, at Google Books
- "RHS Plant Selector - Anthyllis montana 'Rubra'". Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- "Anthyllis montana, Kidney vetch". Patlis.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-19. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- "Anthyllis montana – Wild Flowers Provence". Retrieved 2021-06-18.
External links
- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
- Anthyllis montana(Missouri Botanical Garden)
- Anthyllis montana (in French)
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