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Placen Felen - Anthyllis vulneraria subsp. corbierei

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Placen Felen Placen Felen - Anthyllis vulneraria subsp. corbierei dylan Laundry Lane 14 May 2022, 5:43 p.m. 14 May 2022, 2:54 p.m.
Placen Felen Placen Felen - Anthyllis vulneraria subsp. corbierei dylan Laundry Lane 14 May 2022, 5:43 p.m. 14 May 2022, 2:54 p.m.
Placen Felen Placen Felen - Anthyllis vulneraria subsp. corbierei dylan Laundry Lane 14 May 2022, 5:43 p.m. 14 May 2022, 2:57 p.m.
Placen Felen Placen Felen - Anthyllis vulneraria subsp. corbierei dylan Laundry Lane 14 May 2022, 5:43 p.m. 14 May 2022, 2:57 p.m.
Placen Felen Placen Felen - Anthyllis vulneraria subsp. corbierei dylan Laundry Lane 14 May 2022, 5:43 p.m. 14 May 2022, 2:57 p.m.
Placen Felen Placen Felen - Anthyllis vulneraria subsp. corbierei dylan Laundry Lane 14 May 2022, 5:43 p.m. 14 May 2022, 2:58 p.m.

Species Description

Stace 4:

Ssp. corbierei (C.E. Salmon & Travis) Cullen (var. sericea Bréb.).

Stems with all hairs patent; leaves more or less succulent, the upper with 4-5 pairs of leaflets scarcely or not smaller than terminal one; calyx not red-tipped; corolla yellow. Native; sea-cliffs in Anglesey, West Cornwall, Dorset and Chanel Islands (Sark and Guernsey), perhaps elsewhere. Possibly better as a var. of ssp. vulneraria.

Key:

  • Calyx 2-4(5)mm wide, the lateral teeth appressed to upper ones and more or less oscured; upper leaves with 4-7 pairs of lateral leaflets scarcely smaller than terminal one

  • Stem-hairs all patent

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