Coronilla
The genus Coronilla contains about 20 species of flowering plants native to Europe and North Africa.[1]
| Coronilla | |
|---|---|
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| Coronilla minima | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Tribe: | Loteae |
| Genus: | Coronilla L. |
| Type species | |
| Coronilla valentina L. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Coronilla species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the case-bearers Coleophora coronillae (which feeds exclusively on Coronilla varia) and Coleophora vicinella.
Species include:
- Coronilla elegans
- Coronilla glauca
- Coronilla iberica
- Coronilla minima
- Coronilla valentina (scorpion vetch)
- Coronilla varia L. (crown vetch)
See also
- Securigera, a segregate genus of Coronilla
References
- RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
External links
- Coronilla at Tropicos
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