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Coronilla varia L.

Coronille changeante (fr), Coronille variée (fr), Coronille bigarrée (fr), Sécurigère bigarrée (fr), Sécurigère variée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Coronilla

Characteristics

Scrambling perennial herb; stems glabrous, ribbed. Lvs glabrous or with short hairs on rachis and petiole and sometimes on mid-veins of leaflets; leaflets shortly petiolulate, ± oblong, truncate and mucronate, in (5)-7-12 ± opposite pairs, 6-20 mm long; stipules subulate, entire, free. Umbels (5)-10-20-flowered; bracts 0; bracteoles subtending fls entire, c. 1 mm long; peduncles > lvs. Calyx glabrous; calyx teeth triangular, much < tube. Corolla light purplish pink, (6)-8-15 mm long. Pod glabrous, oblong, ± straight, tetragonous, (15)-20-60-(80) mm long, with (1)-3-8-(12), 1-seeded segments; seeds smooth, brown, c. 3-4 mm long.
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Loosely ascending perennial 3–10 dm; lvs sessile, 6–15 cm; lfls 11–25, oblong to obovate, 1–2 cm; umbels 10–20-fld; fls 10–15 mm, pinkish; fr linear, 2–6 cm, 4-angled, with 3–7 joints; 2n=24. Native of the Mediterranean region, widely planted along highways in our range, and frequently established elsewhere. May–Sept.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 6-8
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use erosion control experimental purposes fodder forage medicinal ornamental recultivation
Edible -
Therapeutic use Emetic (bark), Antirheumatic (External) (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Orthopedic Aid (unspecified), Cardiotonic (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Sclerosis (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 19 - 22
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment scarification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 15 - 28
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Coronilla varia world distribution map, present in France and New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:487281-1
WFO ID wfo-0000213691
COL ID 6B4B7
BDTFX ID 19018
INPN ID 92546
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Coronilla varia Coronilla varia f. recta Coronilla varia var. pyrenaica
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