| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | ANTHYLLIS VULNERARIA |
| VERNACULAR NAME: | KIDNEY VETCH |
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| DESCRIPTION | Height up to 30cm. A silky, hairy perennial that grows in large numbers with flowers that can be red, orange or mainly yellow borne on paired kidney-shaped heads. The calyx is extremely woolly and a key ID feature. The narrow fingered leaves are borne on a fragile stem. |
| DISTRIBUTION | Widespread and common throughout. |
| HABITAT | Dry grassland and coastal grassland, quarries and various rocky habitats.. |
| FLOWERING TIME | June to August. |