Anthyllis vulneraria subsp. polyphylla, (DC.) Nyman

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1981, Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae, Cambridge University Press : 180

(c) Subsp. polyphylla (DC.) Nyman , Consp. 164 (1878)

( A. arenaria (Rupr.) Juz. , A. polyphylla (DC.) Kit. ex G. Don fil. , A. schiwereckii (DC.) Blocki ):

Stems 30-90 cm, stout, ± erect, branched, usually hirsute below, rarely glabrous. Leaves numerous; lowest inequifoliolate with 3-7 leaflets, uppermost equifoliolate with 11-15 leaflets. Calyx concolorous; corolla yellow, rarely reddish. 2n= 12. C. & E. Europe, extending to C. Jugoslavia; rarely introduced elsewhere. Au Cz Da Hu It Ju Po Rm Rs (N, B, C, W, K, E) [Be Ge].

For intermediates to subsp. (s) and subsp. (o) see those subspecies; intermediates to subsp. (d) occur in the Balkan peninsula. A. schiwereckii (DC.) Blocki is a rather rare, subglabrous variant. The subspecies has been cultivated as a fodder plant in various areas of Europe.