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Securigera varia (L.) Lassen
crownvetch

       
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Photo of Securigera varia (L.) Lassen
Coronilla varia

Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Islamic Republic of Iran. Usage Requirements.
 
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Securigera varia (L.) Lassen

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Synonyms:
Securigera varia (L.) Lassen

  COVA2 Coronilla varia L.   purple crownvetch, crownvetch
 

Distribution:
Securigera varia (L.) Lassen

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Securigera varia (L.) Lassen

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 6 species in Securigera
 

Classification:
Securigera varia (L.) Lassen

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus Securigera DC.
Species Securigera varia (L.) Lassen – crownvetch
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Securigera varia (L.) Lassen

Coronilla varia
crownvetch
purple crownvetch

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SEEPPC        Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
WI        Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns (eds.). 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Securigera varia (L.) Lassen

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Securigera varia (L.) Lassen

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Securigera varia (L.) Lassen

FAO-Grassland Species Profiles

Global Invasive Species Database

IL-Weedy Wildflowers of Illinois

IN-Center for New Crops and Plants Products

IN-Purdue Forage Information

KS-Kansas City Wildlands

KS-Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses

MA-University of Massachusetts Extension

MI-Michigan State University Extension

MN-Rhizobium Research Laboratory

MO-Missouri Exitic Pest Plants

MO-Missouri Plants

MO-Missouri Vegetation Management Manual

NC-Plant Fact Sheet (NCSU)

OH-Ohio State University Pocket Gardner

PA-DCNR Invasive Exotic Plant Tutorial for Natural Lands Managers

TNC Global Invasive Species Initiative

UK-Plants For A Future

USDA ARS

VA-Invasive Alien Plant Species of Virginia

VA-Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide

WA-Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture (U. of Washington)

WI-Invasive Plants of Wisconsin (University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Herbarium

WI-University of Wisconsin Freckmann Herbarium

WI-Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Wildflowers of the Southeastern U.S.

www.invasives.org

 
 
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