Hippocrepis emerus (L.) Lassen

Scorpion senna (en), Coronille arbrisseau (fr), Coronille des jardins (fr), Séné batard (fr), Coronille faux séné (fr), Hippocrépis faux baguenaudier (fr), Hippocrépide faux baguenaudier (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Hippocrepis

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 2-2.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 2.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

An understorey shrub in thin woodland and rocky places in limestone hills.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses animal food dye environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cardiotonic (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs scarification and soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment scarification soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Hippocrepis emerus habit picture by Vinciane Bertrand (cc-by-sa)
Hippocrepis emerus habit picture by Giode Tonpino (cc-by-sa)
Hippocrepis emerus habit picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Hippocrepis emerus leaf picture by Matteo Da Ros (cc-by-sa)
Hippocrepis emerus leaf picture by champanhet Emmanuel (cc-by-sa)
Hippocrepis emerus leaf picture by Arbor Herr der Rinde (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Hippocrepis emerus flower picture by Pazzaglia Aron (cc-by-sa)
Hippocrepis emerus flower picture by fornaro (cc-by-sa)
Hippocrepis emerus flower picture by Marie Java (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Hippocrepis emerus fruit picture by Claude Bleton (cc-by-sa)
Hippocrepis emerus fruit picture by Llandrich anna (cc-by-sa)
Hippocrepis emerus fruit picture by Cécile Fukari (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Hippocrepis emerus world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Norway, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Tunisia, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:946593-1
WFO ID wfo-0000205514
COL ID 3M23K
BDTFX ID 75171
INPN ID 102845
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Coronilla emerus Coronilla florida Coronilla emerus subsp. emerus Hippocrepis emerus

Lower taxons

Hippocrepis emerus subsp. emerus Hippocrepis emerus subsp. emeroides