Flowers of the Alps

Photo taken at Kreuzjoch (2210m),Kallkögel, Stubai Alps, by Allan Hartley

Mountain Vetch

Anthyllis vulneraria

This modest plant has many names including kidney vetch and woundwort (Wundklee) while the local name is Katzenprankert. Growing up to 40cm in height, the stem is usually branched with many yellow flower heads while the leaves are slightly hairy on both sides. It flowers between June and September and forms legumes which ripen between July and October. It likes dry grasslands and stony limestone ground up to 3000m in altitude. In Europe it can be found from Iceland to the Mediterranean.

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