Hippocrepis comosa, Horseshoe Vetch - Seeds - plants - dried herbs

Common names: Horseshoe vetch

Botanical name & synonyms: Hippocrepis comosa, Hippocrepis alpestris, Hippocrepis burgalensis, Hippocrepis helvetica, Hippocrepis heterocarpa, Hippocrepis iberica, Hippocrepis montgronyana, Hippocrepis perennis, Hippocrepis rolandi, Hippocrepis prostrata, Hippocrepis scabra var. atlantica, Hippocrepis atlantica

Family: Legume, pea, bean family (Fabaceae)

• native to Central and South-Europe
  

• perennial
  

• 5 to 20cm
  

• flower V to VII
  

• plant community: nutrient-poor grassland
  

• for bees
  

• cold germinate
  

• weight of 1 000 seeds = 4 gram