Coronilla valentina L.

Mediterranean crownvetch (en), Coronille de Valence (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Coronilla

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 1-1.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Coronilla valentina habit picture by Vinciane Bertrand (cc-by-sa)
Coronilla valentina habit picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)
Coronilla valentina habit picture by jeannot (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Coronilla valentina leaf picture by Alain RICO (cc-by-sa)
Coronilla valentina leaf picture by Lucie Hordie (cc-by-sa)
Coronilla valentina leaf picture by Luc BATICLE (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Coronilla valentina flower picture by Odile Henry (cc-by-sa)
Coronilla valentina flower picture by Carol gladwin (cc-by-sa)
Coronilla valentina flower picture by Henri Sussin (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Coronilla valentina fruit picture by pascal fichant (cc-by-sa)
Coronilla valentina fruit picture by philippe_140 (cc-by-sa)
Coronilla valentina fruit picture by Fabien Sibenaler (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Coronilla valentina world distribution map, present in Albania, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Kenya, Libya, Morocco, Malta, Portugal, Tunisia, and United States of America

Conservation status

Coronilla valentina threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:487280-1
WFO ID wfo-0000205294
COL ID 6B4B8
BDTFX ID 19012
INPN ID 92544
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Coronilla valentia Coronilla valentina Coronilla stipularis Coronilla suaveolens Coronilla orbiculata Ornithopus valentinus Coronilla valentina subsp. valentina

Lower taxons

Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca Coronilla valentina subsp. pentaphylla Coronilla valentina subsp. speciosa