kidney vetch

(Plants) a silky leguminous perennial plant, Anthyllis vulneraria, of Europe and N Africa, with yellow or orange flowers. Also called: ladies' fingers

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kidney vetch - perennial Eurasian herb having heads of red or yellow flowers and common in meadows and pastures; formerly used medicinally for kidney disorders

Anthyllis vulneraria

herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

Anthyllis, genus Anthyllis - genus of Mediterranean herbs and shrubs

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VETCH ME IF YOU Kidney vetch flower at "They partially attribute the occurrence of the species in relatively high numbers to the unusually warm weather - Northern Ireland has enjoyed its warmest spring since records began."

Big fuss after minimus makes an appearance; 'Extinct' butterfly found in grassland

It flies from mid-May to August and lays its eggs on Athe caterpillar food plant, kidney vetch.

Butterfly project takes flight thanks to local pupils

Working together with the Warwickshire branch of Buttery Conservation, Severn Trent Water volunteers created a 'buttery bund',' a south facing bank of earth that has been seeded with wild plants including strawberries, creeping cinquefoil and kidney vetch seed.

Big boon for butterflies thanks to reservoir work; In Brief

I ate onion today ( Saturday) with bhindi ( kidney vetch) after a week," said Dikshit while speaking about the arrangements made by the state government to deal with the onion crisis.

Sheila's onion stinker

There is also a diverse flora, including yellow wort, ragged robin, kidney vetch and bloody cranesbill, and the site is particularly attractive in summer.

RAF team fly into action to save birds; Staff prepare nesting sites on the islands

Good wild flowers include bird's foot trefoil, clover, field scabious, greater knapweed and kidney vetch. If you also plant a few herbs such as marjoram and thyme your garden will be alive with butterflies!

Design it; BUTTER THEM UP

Old herbs like thyme, kidney vetch and scurvy grass retreated to the steep cliff slopes, and field names like Outer Heath became misnomers.

FIELD WORK TURNS BACK TIME

What now seemed barren, desert grassland had been a blaze of colour: white from the ox-eye daisies; yellow from the Kidney Vetch and bird's-foot trefoil; the purple of the marsh orchids; the pink of centaury and rosebay.

Sleeping beauties

The project involved planting caterpillar food, a species of plant called kidney vetch, along the Southam bypass.

How you can help butterflies thrive; The world's biggest survey of butterflies is about to begin. Actress, national treasure and wildlife enthusiast JOANNA LUMLEY explains why she's supporting the Big Butterfly