Erinacea anthyllis

Erinacea anthyllis, blue broom, hedgehog plant, or rushy kidney vetch is a species of flowering plant in the legume 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.

Erinacea anthyllis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Genisteae
Genus:
Erinacea
Species:
E. anthyllis
Binomial name
Erinacea anthyllis
Synonyms
  • Erinacea pungens Boiss.

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]

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

References
  1. "Erinacea anthyllis". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  2. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
  3. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  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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