NameThatPlant.net: Securigera varia

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Securigera varia FAMILY Fabaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

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Learn more about Crown-vetch from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Securigera varia FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-22-001:

Coronilla varia FAMILY Fabaceae

COMMON NAME:
Crown-vetch

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Securigera varia FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Securigera varia FAMILY Fabaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-22-001:
Coronilla varia FAMILY Fabaceae

387

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Roadbanks, woodland borders, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Europe

Common in Mountains & NC Piedmont, uncommon in Piedmont of GA & SC, rare in Coastal Plain

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Odd-pinnately compound: 11-19 leaflets
Mostly alternate

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Pink/Rose/Lilac
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-toothed campanulate calyx
5-parted papilionaceous corolla
10 stamens, diadelphous, 9 and 1
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Legume

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