Hippocrepis

Hippocrepis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes 34 species native to Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia.

Hippocrepis
Hippocrepis comosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Loteae
Genus: Hippocrepis
L. (1753)
Species

34; see text

Synonyms
  • Emerus Mill. (1754)
  • Ferrum-equinum Tourn. ex Medik. (1787)
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