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Wildflowers of the Stuttgart Area

Hippocrepis comosa

Family : LEGUMINOSAE/FABACEAE (Pea Family)
Common Name (UK) : Horseshoe Vetch
Common Name (DE) : Schopf-Hufeisenklee
Common Name (FR) : Hippocrépis en ombelle, Fer à cheval
Habitat : Grasslands, rocky places, dry slopes, limey soil
Remarks :
First appearing : May
Abundance :

  • Photo Date :May 9, 2008
  • Location :Mount Cesar near Bailleul-sur-Thérain, Oise, France.
    N49° 23.171' E2° 14.478'
  • Photo Date :May 9, 2008
  • Location :Mount Cesar near Bailleul-sur-Thérain, Oise, France.
    N49° 23.171' E2° 14.478'
  • Photo Date :May 15, 2005
  • Location :Near Bad Urach, Schwäbian Alb.
    N48° 28.891' E9° 21.628'
  • Photo Date :May 15, 2005
  • Location :Near Bad Urach, Schwäbian Alb.
    N48° 28.891' E9° 21.628'
  • Photo Date :May 27, 2005
  • Location :Malbun, Liechtenstein.
    N47° 06.096' E9° 36.751'