Erinacea anthyllis

Erinacea anthyllis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Erinacea
Species:	E. anthyllis
Binomial name
	Erinacea anthyllis; Link
Synonyms
	Erinacea pungens Boiss.;

Erinacea anthyllis, the blue broom, hedgehog plant, or rushy kidney vetch, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to stony mountainous places in the Pyrenees, the Mediterranean and Morocco. 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.^[2]

Cultivation[]

Erinacea anthyllis is cultivated as an ornamental plant. It is best grown in sun, in sharply-drained alkaline soil which reproduces the limestone of its native habitat. Once established, it is extremely long-lived.^[3]^[4]

It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[5]^[6]

Gallery[]

Montsec de Rúbies, foothills of the Pyrenees
Close-up of flowers
Graell de Roca Alta, Montsec

References[]

^ "Erinacea anthyllis". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 June 2013.
^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
^ "Alpine Garden Society - Erinacea anthyllis". Retrieved 19 June 2013.
^ "RHS Plant Selector - Erinacea anthyllis". Retrieved 7 June 2020.
^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 36. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

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[1] "Erinacea anthyllis". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 June 2013.

[RHSLG-2] Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.

[RHSAZ-3] RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.

[4] "Alpine Garden Society - Erinacea anthyllis". Retrieved 19 June 2013.

[5] "RHS Plant Selector - Erinacea anthyllis". Retrieved 7 June 2020.

[6] "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 36. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

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