Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Genus: Anthyllis (Kidneyvetch)
Maximal 90 cm tall. inflorescence: umbel-like to capitate. flowers: yellowish, occasionally tinged reddish. filaments: all 10 tubular-fused. fruits: legumes or nutlets, maximal 20 mm long, 1–2‑seeded. leaves: stem-leaves mostly pinnate, maximal 17‑partite. basal leav...
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, grassland & dwarf shrub heaths, subsp. maritima in dunes
in alkaline, dry habitats