Anthyllis

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Anthyllis - genus of Mediterranean herbs and shrubsgenus Anthyllisrosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plantsPapilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae - alternative name used in some classification systems for the family PapilionaceaeAnthyllis barba-jovis, Jupiter's beard, silverbush, silver-bush - silvery hairy European shrub with evergreen foliage and pale yellow flowersAnthyllis vulneraria, kidney vetch - perennial Eurasian herb having heads of red or yellow flowers and common in meadows and pastures; formerly used medicinally for kidney disorders

Anthyllis

a genus of plants of the family Leguminosae. The plants are primarily perennial herbs or subshrubs. The leaves are usually odd-pinnate. The flowers are yellow or, occasionally, red; they are usually in dense heads. The fruit is a pod enclosed in the calyx.

There are more than 50 species, distributed in Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa. About 15 species occur in the USSR. A. polyphylla, a feed plant, grows in the European USSR and in the Caucasus. It occurs in steppes and arid meadows, on calcareous slopes, in pine forests, on the edges of forests, in wastelands and long-fallow lands, and along roads. The species is sometimes cultivated. All species are eaten by livestock, especially sheep and goats. The local population uses A. polyphylla and the kidney vetch (A. vulneraria) to heal wounds and ulcers and as an astringent. The kidney vetch is also common in Western Europe. A. moniana is cultivated as an ornamental. [30–1376–1 ]

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noun genus of Mediterranean herbs and shrubs

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