''Hippocrepis'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the legume
family
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,
Fabaceae
Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,[International Code of Nomen ...](_blank)
. It includes 34 species native to Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia.
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Etymology
The name "Hippocrepis" comes from the Greek for "horse" () and for "shoe" (): literally, "horseshoe"; this is descriptive of the shape of the fruit segments in some species.
Species
34 species are accepted.Hippocrepis comosa
''Hippocrepis comosa'', the horseshoe vetch, is a species of perennial flowering plant belonging to the genus '' Hippocrepis'' in the family Fabaceae.
Description
The overall appearance depends on its habitat: sometimes it forms upright clump ...
'' – horseshoe vetch
*'' Hippocrepis conradiae''
*'' Hippocrepis constricta''
*'' Hippocrepis cyclocarpa''
*'' Hippocrepis emerus'' – scorpion senna
*'' Hippocrepis eriocarpa''
*'' Hippocrepis fruticescens''
*'' Hippocrepis glauca''
*'' Hippocrepis grosii''
*'' Hippocrepis liouvillei''
*'' Hippocrepis maura''
*'' Hippocrepis minor''
*'' Hippocrepis monticola''
*'' Hippocrepis multisiliquosa''
*'' Hippocrepis neglecta''
*'' Hippocrepis nevadensis''
*'' Hippocrepis prostrata''
*'' Hippocrepis rupestris''
*'' Hippocrepis salzmannii''
*'' Hippocrepis scabra''
*'' Hippocrepis scorpioides''
*'' Hippocrepis squamata''
*'' Hippocrepis tavera-mendozae''
*'' Hippocrepis unisiliquosa''
*'' Hippocrepis valentina''
References
Fabaceae genera
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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