Biology:Erinacea anthyllis
| Erinacea anthyllis | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Erinacea |
| Species: | E. anthyllis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Erinacea anthyllis | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Erinacea anthyllis, the blue broom, hedgehog plant, or rushy kidney vetch, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to stony mountainous places in the Pyrenees, the Mediterranean and Morocco. It is a dwarf, spiny, evergreen shrub growing to a dome shape 30 cm (12 in) tall and wide. It has dense foliage, and lilac coloured pea-like flowers in late spring and early summer.
The Latin specific epithet anthyllis highlights the plant's similarity to the related kidney vetch, Anthyllis vulneraria.[2]
Cultivation
Erinacea anthyllis is cultivated as an ornamental plant. It is best grown in sun, in sharply-drained alkaline soil which reproduces the limestone of its native habitat. Once established, it is extremely long-lived.[3][4]
Gallery
Montsec de Rúbies, foothills of the Pyrenees
Close-up of flowers
Graell de Roca Alta, Montsec
.jpg)
References
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Erinacea anthyllis | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 19 June 2013 }}
- ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. pp. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ↑ "Alpine Garden Society - Erinacea anthyllis". http://encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/Erinacea/anthyllis. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
Wikidata ☰ Q5835832 entry
 |
