Common Kidney-Vetch vs

Anthyllis vulneraria compared with Tuber maculatum

Key Differences

Common Kidney-Vetch is Vulnerable while is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Kidney-Vetch
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Ascomycota (자낭균류)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Pezizomycetes (술잔버섯강)
Order	Fabales (콩목)	Pezizales (주발버섯목)
Family	Fabaceae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Anthyllis	Tuber
Species	Anthyllis vulneraria	Tuber maculatum

Conservation Status

Common Kidney-Vetch

VU — Vulnerable

DD — Data Deficient

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 Belgium, Denmark, 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.

Tuber maculatum은 흰색 또는 크림색 외피에 어두운 반점이 있어 얼룩덜룩한 외관을 지닌 지하 자실체 자낭균류로, '흰색 트러플' 또는 '얼룩 트러플'로도 불립니다. 유럽 온대 산림의 석회질 토양에 서식하며 참나무, 개암나무 등 활엽수와 외생균근 공생 관계를 형성합니다. 이 지하 균류는 나무 뿌리와 영양분 교환 관계를 맺고, 자신의 자극적인 향에 이끌린 굴 파는 동물에 의해 포자를 분산시킵니다.