The genus ''Securigera'' contains a number of plant species commonly referred to as crownvetch. It is a
segregate of the genus ''
Coronilla
The genus ''Coronilla'' contains 8 species of flowering plants native to Europe and North Africa. It cointained about 20 species before being split into '' Securigera''.
Species include:
* ''Coronilla coronata''
* '' Coronilla juncea''
* '' C ...
''. The name ''Securigera'' was first published by A. P. de Candolle in 1805 with the single species ''Securigera coronilla'', which is now considered to be a synonym of ''
Securigera securidaca
The genus ''Securigera'' contains a number of plant species commonly referred to as crownvetch. It is a segregate of the genus '' Coronilla''. The name ''Securigera'' was first published by A. P. de Candolle in 1805 with the single species ''Se ...
'' , based on the earlier publication of the same taxon as ''Coronilla securidaca'' in 1753.
[Per Lasson (1989) "A New Delimitation of the Genera ''Coronilla'', ''Hippocrepis'', and ''Securigera'' (Fabaceae)." ''Willdenowia'', Bd. 19, H. 1, Sep. 1, 1989 (pp. 49-62).]
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Species
The genus ''Securigera'' contains the following species:[
* '']Securigera atlantica
The genus ''Securigera'' contains a number of plant species commonly referred to as crownvetch. It is a segregate of the genus '' Coronilla''. The name ''Securigera'' was first published by A. P. de Candolle in 1805 with the single species ''Se ...
'' Boiss. & Reut. (Syn.: ''Coronilla atlantica'' (Boiss. & Reut.) Boiss.)
* ''Securigera carinata
The genus ''Securigera'' contains a number of plant species commonly referred to as crownvetch. It is a segregate of the genus '' Coronilla''. The name ''Securigera'' was first published by A. P. de Candolle in 1805 with the single species ''Se ...
'' Lassen (1989)
* ''Securigera cretica
The genus ''Securigera'' contains a number of plant species commonly referred to as crownvetch. It is a segregate of the genus '' Coronilla''. The name ''Securigera'' was first published by A. P. de Candolle in 1805 with the single species ''Se ...
'' (L.) Lassen (Syn.: ''Coronilla cretica'' L.)
* ''Securigera elegans
''Securigera elegans'' is a plant species in the genus ''Securigera
The genus ''Securigera'' contains a number of plant species commonly referred to as crownvetch. It is a segregate of the genus ''Coronilla
The genus ''Coronilla'' conta ...
'' (Pančič) Lassen (Syn.: ''Coronilla elegans'' Pančič)
* ''Securigera globosa
The genus ''Securigera'' contains a number of plant species commonly referred to as crownvetch. It is a segregate of the genus '' Coronilla''. The name ''Securigera'' was first published by A. P. de Candolle in 1805 with the single species ''Se ...
'' (Lam.) Lassen (Syn.: ''Coronilla globosa'' Lam.)
* ''Securigera grandiflora
The genus ''Securigera'' contains a number of plant species commonly referred to as crownvetch. It is a segregate of the genus '' Coronilla''. The name ''Securigera'' was first published by A. P. de Candolle in 1805 with the single species ''Se ...
'' (Boiss.) Lassen (Syn.: ''Coronilla grandiflora'' Boiss.)
* ''Securigera libanotica
The genus ''Securigera'' contains a number of plant species commonly referred to as crownvetch. It is a segregate of the genus '' Coronilla''. The name ''Securigera'' was first published by A. P. de Candolle in 1805 with the single species ''Se ...
'' (Boiss.) Lassen (Syn.: ''Coronilla libanotica'' Boiss.)
* '' Securigera orientalis'' (Mill.) Lassen (Syn.: ''Coronilla balansae'' (Boiss.) Grossh., ''C. cappadocica'' Willd., ''C. cappadocica'' var. ''balansae'' Boiss., ''C. iberica'' Steven ex M. Bieb., ''C. orientalis'' Mill.)
* '' Securigera parviflora'' (Desv.) Lassen (Syn.: ''Artrolobium parviflorum'' Desv., ''Coronilla parviflora'' Willd., ''C. rostrata'' Boiss. & Spruner)
* ''Securigera securidaca
The genus ''Securigera'' contains a number of plant species commonly referred to as crownvetch. It is a segregate of the genus '' Coronilla''. The name ''Securigera'' was first published by A. P. de Candolle in 1805 with the single species ''Se ...
'' (L.) Degen & Dörfl. (Syn.: ''Coronilla securidaca'' L., ''Securigera coronilla'' DC.)
* '' Securigera somalensis'' (Thulin) Lassen (Syn.: ''Coronilla somalensis'' Thulin)
* ''Securigera varia
''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 er ...
'' (L.) Lassen (Syn.: ''Coronilla varia'' L. )
References
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Fabaceae genera
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