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Coronilla varia (Axseed; Crown-vetch; Trailing crown-vetch; Crown Vetch; Trailing Crown Vetch)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Securigera varia (synonym Coronilla varia), commonly known as crownvetch or purple crown vetch, is a low-growing legume vine. It is native to Africa, Asia and Europe and is commonly used throughout the United States and Canada for erosion control, roadside planting and soil rehabilitation. It has become an invasive species in many states of the US.
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Infraspecies

Coronilla varia f. bulgarica
Coronilla varia f. herbida
Coronilla varia f. hypopedunculata
Coronilla varia f. macrantha
Coronilla varia f. macrophylla
Coronilla varia f. multipinnata
Coronilla varia f. pallescens
Coronilla varia f. pauciflora
Coronilla varia f. pedemontana
Coronilla varia f. robusta
Coronilla varia f. stricta
Coronilla varia f. tenera
Coronilla varia f. varia
Coronilla varia orientalis
Coronilla varia var. ghilana
Coronilla varia var. libanotica
Coronilla varia var. varia
Coronilla varia varia

Invasive Species

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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Bee Flower Color [2]  Blue-Green
Flower Color [2]  Pink
Flower Type [3]  Hermaphrodite
Hazards [3]  The whole plant contains a toxic glycoside called coronillin; It is one of the most toxic plants growing in Britain;
Lifespan [3]  Perennial
Pollinators [3]  Bees
Structure [5]  Herb
Usage [3]  Can be used as an insecticide; No more details are given. A good ground cover and soil stabilizer for sunny banks and slopes; It grows rampantly and should not be grown with plants less than 1.8 metres tall;
Height [3]  12 inches (0.3 m)
Width [3]  39 inches (1 m)
Light Preference [4]  Mostly Sunny
Soil Acidity [4]  Strong Base
Soil Fertility [4]  Mostly Infertile
Soil Moisture [4]  Mostly Dry
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Protected Areas

Predators

Providers

Pollinated by 
Apis mellifera (honey bee)[2]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Arnold SEJ, Faruq S, Savolainen V, McOwan PW, Chittka L, 2010 FReD: The Floral Reflectance Database — A Web Portal for Analyses of Flower Colour. PLoS ONE 5(12): e14287.
♦ 3Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 4Ellenberg, H., Weber, H.E., Dull, R., Wirth, V., Werner, W., Paulissen, D. (1991) Zeigerwerte von Pflanzen in Mitteleuropa. Scripta Geobotanica 18, 1–248
♦ 5Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 6Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
♦ 7Anthophora abrupta Say (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae), Jason R. Graham, Jamie Ellis, Glenn Hall, Catherine Zettel Nalen, University of Florida, December 2011
♦ 8Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0