Coronilla varia, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1981, Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae, Cambridge University Press : 183

7. C. varia L. , Sp. Pl. 743 (1753).

Perennial herb 20-120 cm. Leaflets (5—)7—12 pairs, 6-20x3-1 2 mm, oblong or elliptical, margin narrowly scarious; stipules 1-6 mm, free, membranous. Heads (5-)10- to 20-flowered. Corolla (8—)10—15 mm, white, pink or purple. Legume 20-60(-80) mm; segments 3—8(—12), 4-6 mm, oblong, 4-angled. 2n = 24. C. & S. Europe, extending to C. Russia, but native limits not clear; often cultivatedfor fodder and naturalized in W. & N. Europe. Al Au Bu Cr Cz Ga Ge G r He *Ho Hu Hs It Ju Po Rm Rs (*B, C, W, K, E) Tu [Be Br Da No Rs (N) Su].