34; see text Hippocrepis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae.

It includes 34 species native to Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia.

[1] The name "Hippocrepis" comes from the Greek for "horse" (hippo-) and for "shoe" (-krepis): literally, "horseshoe"; this is descriptive of the shape of the fruit segments in some species.

[2] 34 species are accepted.

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