hippocrepis comosa การใช้
- "Hippocrepis comosa " is a calciole ( found only on chalk and limestone ).
- This is because the larva feeds on horseshoe vetch ( " Hippocrepis comosa " ) which is largely restricted to these habitats.
- At around the same time and later some Downs have carpets of yellow Horseshoe Vetch ( " Hippocrepis comosa " ) and blue Chalk Milkwort ( " Polygala calcarea " ).
- "Hippocrepis comosa " is the exclusive food plant of the caterpillars of chalkhill blue ( " " Polyommatus coridon " ) and Adonis blue ( " Polyommatus bellargus " ) butterflies.
- Species present which have a particular affinity for the chalk habitat include Chalk milkwort ( " Polygala calcarea " ), Horseshoe Vetch ( " Hippocrepis comosa " ) and Autumn Gentian ( " Gentianella amarella " ).
- "Anthills produced by the Yellow Meadow ant " ( Lasius flavus ) " are a feature of several slopes . " The grassland supports a variety of butterfly species including Adonis Blue is also found where its larval food plant, Horseshoe Vetch " ( Hippocrepis comosa ) " grows in favourable conditions.