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Securigera varia
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species of plant
OverviewAI-generated
*Securigera varia*, commonly known as crownvetch, is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the genus *Securigera* and is classified within the order Fabales, class Magnoliopsida, phylum Tracheophyta, and kingdom Plantae. The taxon author citation is (L.) Lassen. Other common names include Bunte Beilwicke, سكورجيرة متغيرة, and Ala acıyonca.
The species has a recorded range in China and Shanghai. Its conservation status is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List, with an assessment year of 2011. Occurrence records are held by institutions including UCONN, USFWS, MICH, CSCN, and OSU, with records from the United States, Canada, and Romania.
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Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,180
- With media
- 1,470
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Collections
- UCONN, USFWS, MICH, CSCN, OSU, IND
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada, Romania
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Securigera
- Image
- Cleaned-Illustration Coronilla varia.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Crownvetch grows 1 to 2 feet (0.30 to 0.61 m) feet tall and bears small clusters of 1⁄2 inch (13 mm) pink and white flowers from early summer to late fall. The variety Penngift produces mounds of pink flowers. Crownvetch is a tough, aggressive spreading plant that will crowd out its neighbors in a show garden but is well suited to a sunny bank, where it will grow for decades with little to no fertilizing, mowing, or weeding since the thick foliage prevents other weeds. Its deep, tenacious, complex root system and thick, fern-like leaves provide excellent erosion control where it is used as a ground cover. However, this legume has a very long germination period of about 6 months and does not create full coverage until two or three years later.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Securigera varia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.