Anthyllis vulnareriae
Anthyllis vulnerariae
Ssp boissieri: Çobangülü; Ssp hispidissima: Saçlı çobangülü; Ssp polyphylla: Kaba çobangülü;
Ssp praepropera: Süslü çobangülü; Ssp pulchella: Renkli çobangülü; Ssp variegata: Oynak çobangülü
Annual, biennial or perennial. Lowermost leaves reduced to a terminal leaflet, or imparipinnate with the terminal leaflet much larger than the lateral leaflets ; upper leaves imparipinnate, the terminal leaflet ± equalling the lateral leaflets, or much larger. Heads many-flowered, each head subtended by 2 palmatisect bracts of which the outer is larger and more deeply divided than the inner. Calyx ± inflated at anthesis, constricted at the apex, with 5 unequal teeth, the mouth oblique. Corolla yellow, red, purple, orange, whitish or parti-coloured. Legume 1-seeded, when 2-seeded never constricted between the seeds.
A very polymorphic species, distributed throughout Europe, N. Africa and Caucasia, extending south to Abyssinia. It may be divided into about 30 subspecies, of which 6 occur in Turkey:
1. Stem hirsute-shaggy over its whole length .................subsp. hispidissima
1. Stem adpressed-sericeous, at least in the upper part
2. Calyx 12-14 x 4-5 mm, indumentum sericeous, usually very even and shining ....subsp. praepropera
2. Calyx 5-10 x 2-3'5 mm, indumentum sub-spreading, often villous, not even and shining
3. Outer bracts divided to ½ or less of their total length; leaflets oblanceolate, forward-pointing.....subsp. variegata
3. Outer bracts divided to more than ½ of their total length; leaflets ± narrowly elliptic, not forward-pointing
4. Calyx 5-9 mm; plants ± prostrate or decumbent ......subsp. pulchella
4. Calyx 9-10 mm; plants ± erect
5. Leaves evenly distributed along the stem; calyx concolorous ..subsp. polyphylla
5. Leaves confined to the lower part of the stem; calyx with a red tip subsp. boissieri
