Hippocrepis

The name "Hippocrepis" comes from the Greek for "horse" () and for "shoe" (): literally, "horseshoe"; this is descriptive of the shape of the fruit segments in some species. == Species ==

34 species are accepted. • Hippocrepis areolata • Hippocrepis atlantica • Hippocrepis balearica • Hippocrepis biflora • Hippocrepis brevipetala • Hippocrepis carpetana • Hippocrepis castroviejoi • Hippocrepis ciliata • Hippocrepis commutata • Hippocrepis comosa – horseshoe vetch • Hippocrepis conradiae • Hippocrepis constricta • Hippocrepis cyclocarpa • Hippocrepis emerus – scorpion senna • Hippocrepis eriocarpa • Hippocrepis fruticescens • Hippocrepis glauca • Hippocrepis grosii • Hippocrepis liouvillei • Hippocrepis maura • Hippocrepis minor • Hippocrepis monticola • Hippocrepis multisiliquosa • Hippocrepis neglecta • Hippocrepis nevadensis • Hippocrepis prostrata • Hippocrepis rupestris • Hippocrepis salzmannii • Hippocrepis scabra • Hippocrepis scorpioides • Hippocrepis squamata • Hippocrepis tavera-mendozae • Hippocrepis unisiliquosa • Hippocrepis valentina ==References==