Hippocrepis comosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Genus: | Hippocrepis |
Species: | H. comosa |
Binomial name | |
Hippocrepis comosa L. |
Hippocrepis comosa, known as Horseshoe Vetch,[1] is a flowering plant. It is the sole food of the butterfly species Polyommatus coridon, or the Chalkhill Blue.[2]