Erinacea
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Genisteae |
| Genus: | Erinacea Tourn. ex Adans. (1793) |
| Species: | E. anthyllis
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| Erinacea anthyllis | |
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Erinacea anthyllis, the blue broom, hedgehog plant, or rushy kidney vetch, is a
native to stony mountainous places in the western Mediterranean, including the Pyrenees of France and Spain and Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.[2] It is a dwarf, spiny, evergreen shrub
growing to a dome shape 30 cm (12 in) tall and wide. It has dense foliage, and lilac coloured pea-like flowers in late spring and early summer.
The Latin specific epithet anthyllis highlights the plant's similarity to the related kidney vetch, Anthyllis vulneraria.[3]
Cultivation
Erinacea anthyllis is cultivated as an
alkaline soil which reproduces the limestone of its native habitat. Once established, it is extremely long-lived.[4][5]
Gallery
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Montsec de Rúbies, foothills of the Pyrenees -
Close-up of flowers -
Graell de Roca Alta,Montsec
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References
- ^ "Erinacea". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ a b c Erinacea anthyllis Link. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ISBN 9781845337315.
- ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ^ "Alpine Garden Society - Erinacea anthyllis". Retrieved 19 June 2013.
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