Erinacea anthyllis, the blue broom, hedgehog plant, or rushy kidney vetch, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. The sole species in genus Erinacea, it is native to stony mountainous places in the western Mediterranean, including the Pyrenees of France and Spain and Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.[2] 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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Genisteae |
| Genus: | Erinacea Tourn. ex Adans. (1793) |
| Species: | E. anthyllis
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The Latin specific epithet anthyllis highlights the plant's similarity to the related kidney vetch, Anthyllis vulneraria.[3]
Cultivation
editErinacea 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.[4][5]
Gallery
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Montsec de Rúbies, foothills of the Pyrenees -
Close-up of flowers -
Graell de Roca Alta, Montsec
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References
edit- ^ "Erinacea". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ a b c Erinacea anthyllis Link. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ 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.
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