Coronilla
Appearance
Coronilla | |
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Coronilla minima | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Tribe: | Loteae |
Genus: | Coronilla L. |
Type species | |
Coronilla valentina L.
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Synonyms | |
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The genus Coronilla contains 8 species of flowering plants native to Europe and North Africa. It contained about 20 species until Securigera was split off.[1]
Species include:
- Coronilla coronata
- Coronilla juncea
- Coronilla minima
- Coronilla ramosissima
- Coronilla repanda
- Coronilla scorpioides
- Coronilla vaginalis
- Coronilla valentina
Species that were part of the genus include:
- Securigera elegans
- Securigera orientalis
- Securigera varia L. (crown vetch)
See also
[edit]- Securigera, a segregate genus of Coronilla
References
[edit]- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
External links
[edit]- Data related to Coronilla at Wikispecies
- Media related to Coronilla at Wikimedia Commons
- Coronilla at Tropicos