Anthyllis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. This genus contains both herbaceous and shrubby species and is distributed in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The most widespread and familiar species is A. vulneraria (kidney vetch), a familiar grassland flower which has also been introduced to New Zealand. Anthyllis species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the following case-bearers of the genus Coleophora: C. acanthyllidis, C. protecta (both feed exclusively on A. tragacanthoides), C. hermanniella (feeds exclusively on A. hermanniae), C. vestalella (feeds exclusively on A. cytisoides) and C. vulnerariae (feeds exclusively on A. vulneraria).

Species

Anthyllis comprises the following species:

Section Anthyllis

Section Barba-Jovis

Section Cornicina

Section Dorycnioides

Section Oreanthyllis

Section Terniflora

Incertae Sedis

Species names with uncertain taxonomic status

The status of the following species is unresolved:

Hybrids

The following hybrids have been described: