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Horseshoe Vetch - Hippocrepis comosa

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Horseshoe Vetch Horseshoe Vetch - Hippocrepis comosa dylan The Gully 24 Apr 2021, 8:56 p.m. 24 Apr 2021, 3:58 p.m.
Horseshoe Vetch Horseshoe Vetch - Hippocrepis comosa dylan The Gully 24 Apr 2021, 8:56 p.m. 24 Apr 2021, 3:58 p.m.
Horseshoe Vetch Horseshoe Vetch - Hippocrepis comosa dylan The Gully 24 Apr 2021, 8:56 p.m. 24 Apr 2021, 3:58 p.m.
Horseshoe Vetch Horseshoe Vetch - Hippocrepis comosa dylan The Gully 24 Apr 2021, 8:56 p.m. 24 Apr 2021, 3:59 p.m.
Horseshoe Vetch Horseshoe Vetch - Hippocrepis comosa dylan County Durham 21 Apr 2022, 8:26 p.m. 14 Apr 2022, 12:22 p.m.
Horseshoe Vetch Horseshoe Vetch - Hippocrepis comosa dylan County Durham 21 Apr 2022, 8:26 p.m. 14 Apr 2022, 12:22 p.m.

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Species Description

Widespread but local and mainly in the South. Habitat includes: dry, open, sunny places on chalk and limestone (prefers S. facing) such as pastures, rock ledges, limestone cliffs, bare chalk, new road cuttings, chalk grassland etc. Other names include: 'unshoe-the-horse. It is the sole food plant of the Chalkhill Blue (Polyommatus coridon) and Adonis blue (Polyommatus bellargus) caterpillars. Flowers: April to July. Perennial, low spreading plant.