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Coronilla scorpioides
Also called Annual Scorpion Vetch, Scorpion Crown Vetch, Yellow Crown Vetch
Coronilla scorpioides is a low annual herb in the pea family, native to the Mediterranean and western Asia, grown as a small garden or wildflower annual. It grows from seed, so sow it directly where it is to flower in a sunny, well-drained spot.
Coronilla scorpioides, the yellow crownvetch, is a species of annual herb in the family Fabaceae. It have a self-supporting growth form and compound, broad leaves. Individuals can grow to 20 cm tall.
Mediterranean crownvetch · Securigera orientalis · Crownvetch
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
