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Coronilla minima

Scientific Name: Coronilla minima

Family: Fabaceae

Category: Dicot

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Coronilla minima: A Charming Low Meadow Plant

Coronilla minima, commonly known as Crown Vetch or Jacquin's Least Coronilla, is a delightful flowering plant belonging to the Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family.

Considerations for Pets

  • As a shrub, some specimens can reach heights of up to 50cm which may create a greater risk for certain animals.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Coronilla minima L., 1756
  • Family: Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Synonyms:
    • Coronilla minima var. australis Gren. & Godr.
    • Coronilla minima subsp clusii Duf ex Murb.
    • Coronilla fruticans Jord.
    • Coronilla hispanica Sennen.
    • Coronilla lotoides W.D.J. Koch in Rhl. (1839)
    • Coronilla clusii, Duf, synonym nom. illeg.
  • Subspecies:
    • Coronilla minima L. subsp. minima
    • Coronilla minima L. subsp. lotoides (W.D.J Koch) Nyman (also written as Coronilla minima ssp. lotoides)
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species, Subspecies

Distribution and Habitat

  • Coronilla minima is found in Eastern and Central Spain, and also in Catalunya.
  • It grows in garrigues (low, scrubby vegetation) and can be found at elevations up to 510 meters.
  • It can be found on slopes.

Morphological Characteristics

  • It is a small shrub, rarely exceeding 20cm in height, but Coronilla minima subsp. lotoides can reach up to half a meter in height.
  • The stems are typically 5-60 cm long and can be erect, procumbent (lying along the ground but not rooting), or ascending.
  • The plant has leaves composed of five to thirteen elliptic, obovate, or rounded leaflets.
  • It features heads of up to ten flowers, sometimes more, characteristically arranged in a ring.
  • The flowers have yellow corolla.
  • It can be glabrous (smooth) or papiloso (covered in papillae).

Quirky Facts

  • The plant perfectly demonstrates the characteristic ring of flowers that is common for the species.

Further Information

  • The RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) provides help and information on Coronilla minima subsp. lotoides.
  • Additional information can be found at http://linnaeus.nrm.se/botany/fbo/c/coron/coromin1.html.en.