Tripodion tetraphyllum is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is an annual herb, commonly known as annual kidney vetch, native to the Mediterranean Basin of southern Europe, North Africa, and western Asia. It grows in the Mediterranean–Sahara transition zone of North Africa, and in anthropic landscapes.[1] It is the sole species in genus Tripodion, which belongs to subfamily Faboideae.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Tripodion Medik. (1787) |
| Species: | T. tetraphyllum
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| Tripodion tetraphyllum | |
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The plants have a self-supporting growth form and compound, broad leaves. Individuals can grow to 0.2 m.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b Tripodion tetraphyllum (L.) Fourr. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ Sokoloff, Dmitry; Kramina, Tatiana (2016-01-22). "The identity of Lotus antiochianus and taxonomic limits of Lotus and Hammatolobium (Leguminosae: Loteae)". Phytotaxa. 245 (1): 75. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.245.1.9. ISSN 1179-3163.
- ^ "Tripodion tetraphyllum (L.)Fourr. - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ Mifsud, Stephen (2002-08-23). "Tripodion tetraphyllum (Annual Kidney Vetch) : MaltaWildPlants.com - the online Flora of the Maltese Islands". www.maltawildplants.com. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
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