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Common Kidney-Vetch

Anthyllis vulneraria

Common Kidney-Vetch is a cheerful little plant with bright yellow flowers. It grows in grassy places and helps feed bees and butterflies. It's a great friend to nature!

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Common Kidney-Vetch has soft, downy stems and leaves, topped with distinctive, clover-like clusters of bright yellow, orange, or sometimes red flowers. These vibrant blossoms stand out against its grayish-green foliage, making it easily noticeable in meadows and dry grasslands.

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Common Kidney-Vetch
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Common Kidney-Vetch

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Even after flowering, its distinctive, swollen calyx makes it easy to spot in the meadow.

It's a vital food plant for caterpillars of the tiny Small Blue butterfly, a rare species!

Often called 'Lady's Fingers', its flower clusters resemble small, vibrant yellow gloves.

Remarkably, the flower color can shift from yellow to orange or red depending on the local soil.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Soil Enhancer

Common Kidney-Vetch can pull nitrogen from the air into the soil, making it richer for itself and other plants.

Fähigkeit

Resilient Rooter

Common Kidney-Vetch has deep roots that help it find water and nutrients in dry, nutrient-poor soils where others struggle.

Fähigkeit

Healing Helper

Common Kidney-Vetch has compounds that were traditionally used to help heal wounds, giving it its scientific name!

Maße und Details

Höhe
10-60 cm
Blütengröße
1-2 cm
Blütezeit
Late spring to late summer
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

Visits flowers for nectar and pollen.

eaten by

European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Rabbits graze on its leaves and stems.

depends on

Small Blue Butterfly

Cupido minimus

Its caterpillars feed exclusively on Kidney-Vetch leaves.

pollinates

Small White Butterfly

Pieris rapae

Feeds on nectar, helping transfer pollen.

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Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always look but don't pick plants unless an adult says it's okay.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Common Kidney-Vetch?

10-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Common Kidney-Vetch?

1-2 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Common Kidney-Vetch?

Late spring to late summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Common Kidney-Vetch?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Common Kidney-Vetch?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Common Kidney-Vetch?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Common Kidney-Vetch?

Insekten

Wo findet man Common Kidney-Vetch normalerweise?

Grasslands

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