Anthyllis montana

Anthyllis montana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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.[1] 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.[2] The white, pink or purple clover-like flower-heads are borne in spring and summer.[3] The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.[4]

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.[5] It does best in full sun, and typically propagates by seeds.[6]

The flowers are used to make an herbal tisane that is said to ease digestion.[7]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Shoot. "Anthyllis montana 'Rubra' Mountain kidney vetch Red mountain kidney vetch Care Plant Varieties & Pruning Advice". www.shootgardening.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  3. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  4. ^ Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 239, at Google Books
  5. ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Anthyllis montana 'Rubra'". Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Anthyllis montana, Kidney vetch". Patlis.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-19. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  7. ^ "Anthyllis montana – Wild Flowers Provence". Retrieved 2021-06-18.
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