Common Kidney-Vetch vs

Anthyllis vulneraria compared with Nitzschia flexa

Key Differences

• Common Kidney-Vetch is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Kidney-Vetch
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Chromista (크로미스타)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Ochrophyta (대롱편모조식물)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Bacillariophyceae (원시배선규조류)
Order	Fabales (콩목)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Fabaceae	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Anthyllis	Nitzschia
Species	Anthyllis vulneraria	Nitzschia flexa

Conservation Status

Common Kidney-Vetch

VU — Vulnerable

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Kidney-Vetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Kidney-Vetch

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Common Kidney-Vetch

Common Kidney-Vetch (<em>Anthyllis vulneraria</em>) is a flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae, assessed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List due to habitat degradation and agricultural intensification across parts of its range. It is widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (Japan), Europe (nine countries), North America (Canada and the United States), and Oceania (Australia), occupying six distinct biome types and occurring within the Indomalayan and Oceanian biogeographic realms. The species typically grows in dry, calcareous grasslands, coastal cliffs, sand dunes, and rocky slopes, often favoring nutrient-poor soils. It is an important larval food plant for certain butterfly species, particularly the Small Blue butterfly in Europe, and contributes to soil fertility through nitrogen fixation via root nodules. Its cheerful yellow, orange, or red flower heads make it a recognizable component of chalk and limestone grassland communities. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.

Nitzschia flexa는 속의 특징적인 외관을 부여하는 특유의 굽거나 구부러진 봉합선 계통을 가진 우상형 규조류(강 Bacillariophyceae)이다. 담수에서 기수 환경에 서식하며 저서 및 부유 조류 군집에 기여한다. 광합성 미세조류로서 수생 먹이 그물과 1차 생산에서 기초적인 역할을 한다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden