Anthyllis


Anthyllis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. This genus contains both herbaceous and shrubby species and is distributed in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The most widespread and familiar species is A. vulneraria, a familiar grassland flower which has also been introduced to New Zealand.
Anthyllis species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the following case-bearers of the genus Coleophora: C. acanthyllidis, C. protecta, C. hermanniella, C. vestalella and C. vulnerariae.

Species

Anthyllis comprises the following species:

Section ''Anthyllis''

Anthyllis lemanniana LoweAnthyllis vulneraria L.
  • * subsp. abyssinica Cullen
  • * subsp. ajmasiana Raynaud & Sauvage
  • * subsp. alpestris Asch. & Graebn.
  • * subsp. alpicola Gutermann
  • * subsp. argyrophylla Cullen
  • * subsp. arundana Vasc.
  • * subsp. atlantis Emb. & Maire
  • * subsp. balearica O. Bolos & Vigo
  • * subsp. boissieri Bornm.
  • * subsp. borealis Jalas
  • * subsp. bulgarica Cullen
  • * subsp. calcicola Simk.
  • * subsp. carpatica Nyman
  • * subsp. colorata Tzvelev
  • * subsp. corbierei Cullen
  • * subsp. fatmae Font Quer
  • * subsp. forondae Cullen
  • * subsp. fruticans Emb.
  • * subsp. gandogeri Maire
  • * subsp. hispidissima Cullen
  • * subsp. iberica Jalas
  • * subsp. iframensis Cullen
  • * subsp. insularum Romo
  • * subsp. lapponica Hyl.
  • * subsp. lusitanica Franco
  • * subsp. maritima Corb.
  • * subsp. matris-filiae Emb. & Maire
  • * subsp. maura Maire
  • * subsp. microcephala Benedi
  • * subsp. nivalis Rivas Mart. & al.
  • * subsp. pindicola Cullen
  • * subsp. polyphylla "Nyman, p.p."
  • * subsp. praeporea Bornm.
  • * subsp. pseudoarundana H. Lindb.
  • * subsp. pulchella Bornm.
  • * subsp. pyrenaica Cullen
  • * subsp. reuteri Cullen
  • * subsp. rifana Cullen
  • * subsp. rubriflora Arcang.
  • * subsp. saharae Maire
  • * subsp. sampaiana Vasc.
  • * subsp. schiwereckii Tzvelev
  • * subsp. stenophylloides Cullen
  • * subsp. vitellina Kuzmanov
  • * subsp. vulneraria L.
  • ** var. font-queri Cullen
  • ** var. macedonica Micevski & Matevski
  • ** var. vulneraria L.
  • * subsp. vulnerarioides Arcang.
  • * subsp. weldeniana Cullen

Section ''Barba-Jovis''

Anthyllis aurea WeldenAnthyllis barba-jovis L.Anthyllis hermanniae L.Anthyllis hystrix Cardona & al.Anthyllis splendens Willd.

Section ''Cornicina''

Anthyllis circinnata SaviAnthyllis cornicina L.Anthyllis hamosa Desf.Anthyllis lotoides L.

Section ''Dorycnioides''

Anthyllis onobrychoides Cav.Anthyllis polycephala Desf.Anthyllis ramburii Boiss.Anthyllis rupestris Coss.Anthyllis tejedensis Boiss.

Section ''Oreanthyllis''

Anthyllis lagascana BenediAnthyllis montana L.
  • * subsp. atropurpurea Pignatti
  • * subsp. hispanica Cullen
  • * subsp. montana L.
  • * subsp. jacquinii Hayek

Section ''Terniflora''

Anthyllis cytisoides L.Anthyllis terniflora Pau

''Incertae Sedis''

Anthyllis aegaea TurrillAnthyllis coccinea BeckAnthyllis fennica AkulovaAnthyllis hegetschweileri BrüggerAnthyllis henoniana Coss.Anthyllis hispidissima W. BeckerAnthyllis langei G. H. LoosAnthyllis pallidiflora PrainAnthyllis polyphylloides Juz.Anthyllis variegata Grossh.Anthyllis webbiana Hook.

Species names with uncertain taxonomic status

The status of the following species is unresolved:Anthyllis adriatica BeckAnthyllis alpina G.DonAnthyllis argentea Desv.Anthyllis argentea Salisb.Anthyllis aspalathoides L.Anthyllis asphaltoides L.Anthyllis baldensis A.Kern. ex SagorskiAnthyllis bicephalos Gilib.Anthyllis bicolor Bertol.Anthyllis bicolor Bertol. ex CollaAnthyllis bicolor Dalla Torre & Sarnth.Anthyllis bidentata MunbyAnthyllis biflora Sol.Anthyllis caucasica Juz.Anthyllis chelmea Rothm.Anthyllis cherleri BrüggerAnthyllis cicerifolia Pourr. ex ColmeiroAnthyllis circinnata D.D.SokoloffAnthyllis collina Salisb.Anthyllis communis RouyAnthyllis cretica Lam.Anthyllis cupensis Lam.Anthyllis densifolia FormánekAnthyllis depressa LangeAnthyllis dinarica BeckAnthyllis expallens Dalla Torre & Sarnth.Anthyllis flava GouanAnthyllis fuersteinii MurrAnthyllis genistoides DufourAnthyllis glaucescens Kit.Anthyllis gracilis Salisb.Anthyllis guyoti ChodatAnthyllis herzegovina SagorskiAnthyllis heterophylla L.Anthyllis hosmarensis PauAnthyllis hystrix M. A. Cardona, J. Contandriopoulus & E. SierraAnthyllis indica Lour.Anthyllis italica LoudonAnthyllis jancheniana K.Malý ex Asch. & Graebn.Anthyllis kerneri SagorskiAnthyllis kosanini DegenAnthyllis lateriflora PauAnthyllis leguminosa GrayAnthyllis linifolia L.Anthyllis lybica Rothm.Anthyllis macrocarpa Walp.Anthyllis media PauAnthyllis mogadorensis Rothm.Anthyllis moncephalos Gilib.Anthyllis montana subsp. jacquinii RohlenaAnthyllis multicaulis PauAnthyllis numidica Coss. & DurieuAnthyllis occidentalis Rothm.Anthyllis onoides Burm.f.Anthyllis oreigenes Dalla Torre & Sarnth.Anthyllis pallida Opiz ex NymanAnthyllis pentaphylla Steud.Anthyllis pseudo-arundana H. Lindb.Anthyllis pseudoarundanum H.Lindb.Anthyllis pseudo-cytisus Walp.Anthyllis pseudo-vulneraria SagorskiAnthyllis pubescens StokesAnthyllis quinqueflora L.f.Anthyllis rubra GouanAnthyllis rubriflora DegenAnthyllis rubriflora Hegetschw.Anthyllis rustica Mill.Anthyllis rusticana Wender.Anthyllis sanguinea SchurAnthyllis sericata Chatenier ex RouyAnthyllis serpentini Bruegger ex SagorskiAnthyllis subdinarica SagorskiAnthyllis tangerina PauAnthyllis tenuicaulis FritschAnthyllis tirolensis Dalla Torre & Sarnth.Anthyllis tournefortii Schult. ex Steud.Anthyllis variicolor Jeanj.Anthyllis variiflora Dalla Torre & Sarnth.Anthyllis versicolor Dalla Torre & Sarnth.Anthyllis visciflora L.f.Anthyllis vulneraria subsp. balearica O.Bolòs & VigoAnthyllis vulneraria subsp. boscii KerguelenAnthyllis vulneraria subsp. dertosensis Font QuerAnthyllis vulneraria subsp. multifolia O.Bolòs & VigoAnthyllis vulneraria subsp. nana TammaroAnthyllis vulneraria subsp. saharae Jahand. & MaireAnthyllis vulneraria subsp. vulneraria var. bulgarica Micevski & MatevskiAnthyllis vulneraria subsp. vulneraria var. nana Ten.Anthyllis vulneraria subsp. vulneraria var. rubriflora DC.Anthyllis vulnernarioides Bonj. ex Reichb.Hymenocarpos nummularius G. DonHymenocarpos radiatus Cav.Hymenocarpos radiatus Link

Hybrids

The following hybrids have been described:Anthyllis ×baltica Juz. ex Z.V.KlochkovaAnthyllis ×cazulensis Rivas Goday & Esteve ChuecaAnthyllis ×currasii P.P. Ferrer, Roselló & Guara Anthyllis ×fortuita Guara & P.P.FerrerAnthyllis ×polyphylloides Juz.