Coronilla
Genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae
| 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. | |
| 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 before being split into Securigera.[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
- 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
Data related to Coronilla at Wikispecies
Media related to Coronilla at Wikimedia Commons- Coronilla at Tropicos
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