70 LEGUMINOSA. {Anthyllis. 
ANTHYLLIS Linn. 
A. Vulneraria Linn. Kidney Vetch. 
Districts I. II. I. IV. V. Vi. VII. VIII. IX. 
Native. Sandy banks, rocks and pastures chiefly near the 
sea. Common along the coast, rare inland off the limestone 
Peren. June—August. Calcicole B. 
First record in 1855: Joseph Woods, Phytol., p. 158. 
Var. cocoinsa Linn.—A plant gathered by Mr. Joseph 
Woods on Valencia Island, and described in Phytol. 1855, 
p. 158, as having flowers “ altogether of a bright rose colour 
and very beautiful,” should probably be referred here. 
The var. BICOLOR (Rouy & Fouc.), yellow flowers tipped 
with red, is very rarely seen in Kerry. A pretty plant with 
pale lemon-coloured flowers was gathered on the Greenane 
Islands, Kenmare Bay. 
LOTUS Linn. 
L. corniculatus Linn. Bird’s-foot Trefoil. 
Districts I. TT. WI. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. 
Native. On dry banks, pastures, sandhills, cliffs, &c. 
Common. Peren. May—August. 
From sea-level, to 1,200 feet on the Castleisland—Mount 
Eagle road, to 1,300 feet in the upper Roughty valley, and 
to 1,325 feet on the Connor Hill road (R.W.S.). 
First record in 1844: 8. P. Woodward, Phytol., p. 878. 
L. uliginosus Schkuhr. L. major Smith. ZL. pilosus Beeke. 
Districts I. I. TI. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. 
Native. In damp pastures, ditches, stream-sides, swamps 
and moist bushy places. Common. Peren. June—August. 
From sea-level, to 1,100 feet in the Slaheny valley and 
to 1,300 feet in the upper Roughty valley (R.W.S.). 
First record in 1884: Hart, Proc. R.I.A. 
{AstRacuLus Hypoatortis Linn. A. danicus Retz.— 
“On the mountains round Killarney lough” (Dr. Smith) 
Hist. of Kerry, 1756, p, 373, No. 10. No doubt some error. 
In Ireland this plant is known to occur only on the Aran 
Islands, South Galway.] 
