Anthyllis hermanniae

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Loteae
Genus: Anthyllis
Species: Anthyllis hermanniae
Subspecies: A. h. subsp. brutia – A. h. subsp. corsica – A. h. subsp. hermanniae – A. h. subsp. ichnusae – A. h. subsp. japygica – A. h. subsp. melitensis – A. h. subsp. sicula
Name

Anthyllis hermanniae L., 1753
Synonyms

Aspalathoides hermanniae (L.) K.Koch
Zenopogon herrmanniae (L.) Link

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
Regional: Southeastern Europe
Albania, Corse, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sardegna, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia
Continental: Asia-Temperate
Regional: Western Asia
East Aegean Is., Turkey

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 720. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Anthyllis hermanniae in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Feb 16. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Anthyllis hermanniae. Published online. Accessed: Feb 16 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Anthyllis hermanniae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Feb 16.
Hassler, M. 2021. Anthyllis hermanniae. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Feb 16. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Anthyllis hermanniae in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Dorniger Wundklee
français: Anthyllide d'Hermann

Anthyllis hermanniae, called the lavender-leaved anthyllis, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Anatolia, Greece, the Balkans, and many Mediterranean islands, including Corsica.[2][3] Coleophora hermanniella, a species of moth found only on Corsica, feeds exclusively on A. hermanniae. A low perennial shrub, it is cultivated as a garden plant, and was formerly cultivated as far north as the United Kingdom, until the great frost of 1739 wiped them out there.[4]

A. hermanniae is typically 1.5–2 feet tall, with crooked or zig-zag branches.[5] The leaves are simple or trifoliate, with soft silky hairs (more on the underside than the top).[6] This plant grows in a variety of habitats, but requires good drainage, often growing in rocky locations. It produces yellow flowers in late spring-early summer.[7]
Close-up of flowers and leaves
Subspecies

Currently accepted subspecies are:[2]

Anthyllis hermanniae subsp. brutia Brullo & Giusso
Anthyllis hermanniae subsp. corsica Brullo & Giusso
Anthyllis hermanniae subsp. ichnusae Brullo & Giusso
Anthyllis hermanniae subsp. japygica Brullo & Giusso
Anthyllis hermanniae subsp. melitensis Brullo & Giusso
Anthyllis hermanniae subsp. sicula Brullo & Giusso

References

Sp. Pl.: 720 (1753)
"Anthyllis hermanniae L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. "Anthyllis hermanniae L." gbif.org. GBIF Secretariat. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
Wilkes, John (1810). Encyclopaedia Londinensis, or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature: Comprehending, Under One General Alphabetical Arrangement, All the Words and Substance of Every Kind of Dictionary Extant in the English Language: In Which the Improved Departments of the Mechanical Arts, the Liberal Sciences, the Higher Mathematics, and the Several Branches of Polite Literature, Are Selected from the Acts, Memoirs, and Transactions, of the Most Eminent Literary Societies, in Europe, Asia, and America: Forming a Comprehensive View of the Rise, Progress, and Present State, of Human Learning in Every Part of the World: Embellished by a Most Magnificent Set of Copper-Plate Engravings. Vol. 1. London: J. Adlard. p. 762.
"Anthyllis hermanniae - Trees and Shrubs Online". treesandshrubsonline.org. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
Mifsud, Stephen (2002-08-23). "Anthyllis hermanniae subsp. melitensis (Maltese Yellow Kidney Vetch) : MaltaWildPlants.com - the online Flora of the Maltese Islands". www.maltawildplants.com. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
"Anthyllis hermanniae". www.wildflowersofskopelos.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-06-11.