Coronilla varia L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 743 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to Iran and Turkmenistan. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, Poland, Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Baltic States, Belgium, California, Colorado, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Great Britain, Idaho, Illinois, Ireland, Irkutsk, Kentucky, Korea, Maryland, Minnesota, Netherlands, Nevada, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Norway, Oregon, Primorye, Queensland, South Australia, Sweden, Tasmania, Tennessee, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Siberia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Sokoloff, D., Santos, A., Kramina, T. & Alayon, D. (2021). Personal communicaton on Fabaceae, Loteae. 1.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Securigera varia.]
  • Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M. & Long, G. (eds.) (1989). Med-checklist 4: 1-458. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève. [Cited as Securigera varia.]
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas. [Cited as Securigera varia.]
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html. [Cited as Securigera varia.]
  • Yakovlev, G.P., Sytin, A.K. & Roskov, Y.R. (1996). Legumes of Northern Eurasia. A checklist: 1-724. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Securigera varia.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

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  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Malyschev, L.I., Peshkova, G.A. & Baikov, K.S. (eds.) (2007). Flora of Siberia 14: 1-210. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
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Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Maxted; Bisby; Forde; Golubev; Munyenyembe; Yurchikov [7561] Armenia K003685997 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [2997] Italy K003686032 Yes
Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [s.n.] United Kingdom K003685932 Yes
Hubbard; Summerhayes; Turrill (Dr.) [2677] United Kingdom K003685931 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003685968 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [2998B] United Kingdom K003685901 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [s.n.] France K003686035 Yes
Roper, I.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003685906 Yes
Bromfield [s.n.] United Kingdom K003685935 Yes
Barclay, C. (Sir) [3505] Greece K003686007 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003685987 Yes
Shkuratenko, Z.V. [s.n.] Ukraine K003685996 Yes
Wood, J.J. [1016] France K003685995 Yes
Delacour, Th. [s.n.] K003685952 Yes
[N. Fenz] [s.n.] Austria K003686018 Yes
Paris [s.n.] France K003686042 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003685949 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K003685959 Yes
Borel, J.M. [s.n.] Switzerland K003685948 Yes
Reclaire, A. [s.n.] Netherlands K003686013 Yes
Barešová, M.; Hejná, J. [s.n.] K003686039 Yes
Allard, C.; Dauphinoise, S. [2822] K003685953 Yes
Vermoesen [s.n.] Belgium K003686041 Yes
Maxted; Bisby; Forde; Golubev; Munyenyembe; Yurchikov [7142] Georgia K003686002 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K003685969 Yes
Rees, E.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003685914 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K003685971 Yes
Hubbard; Summerhayes; Turrill (Dr.) [2677] United Kingdom K003685930 Yes
[G. Zohrabey] [299] Bosnia and Herzegovina K003685964 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003685929 Yes
Clement, T.L. (Miss) [s.n.] United Kingdom K003685933 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003686016 Yes
Prihoda, M. [s.n.] K003686033 Yes
Jordan, A. [s.n.] France K003685977 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003685951 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K003685985 Yes
Wyatt, J.W. [87] Austria K003686029 Yes
Sandwith, C.I.; Sandwith, N.Y. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003685905 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003685981 Yes
Tedd, H.G. [638] Greece K003686020 Yes
[Niabalu] [s.n.] K003686034 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [5310] France K003685988 Yes
Devis, H.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003685919 Yes
Gandoger, M. [s.n.] Syria K003685957 Yes
Boyle [s.d.] United Kingdom K003685911 Yes
Maxted; Bisby; Forde; Golubev; Munyenyembe; Yurchikov [7104] Azerbaijan K003686003 Yes
Britton, C.E. [42] United Kingdom K003685928 Yes
Domin, K.; Krajina, V.; Sillinger, P. [s.n.] K003686030 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003685970 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003685923 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003685983 Yes
Porta [s.n.] Austria K003685991 Yes
Borel, J.M. [s.n.] K003685947 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003685967 Yes
Bredemann, G.; Nieser, O. [9] K003686040 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K003685973 Yes
Curtis, R.C.M. [H15031933] United Kingdom K003685920 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003686015 Yes
{Cowan, McT., Jr.} [42] United Kingdom K003685941 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003685912 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003685934 Yes
Routh, T.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003685916 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003685980 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003685960 Yes
Womersley, J.S. [E190] Austria K003685974 Yes
Bulley, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003685927 Yes
Brown, R. [377] United Kingdom K003685926 Yes
Porta, P. [s.n.] Austria K003685955 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Chapple, J. [3985] United Kingdom K003685899 Yes
Maxted; Bisby; Forde; Golubev; Munyenyembe; Yurchikov [7234] Armenia K003686000 Yes
McCallum-Webster, M. [8850] United Kingdom K003685908 Yes
Maxted; Bisby; Forde; Golubev; Munyenyembe; Yurchikov [7234] Armenia K003685998 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003685950 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Belgium K003686031 Yes
Dunstan, A. [2] United Kingdom K003685917 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003685938 Yes
Bulley, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003685922 Yes
Last, G.V.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003685937 Yes
{Dr. Hugh Sott} [s.n.] Italy K003686010 Yes
P. Taylor [170/1] United Kingdom K003685915 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [18876] Italy K003686022 Yes
Van Oostroom, S.J. [15454] France K003686038 Yes
Prescot [s.n.] K003685982 Yes
Dauphiné [s.n.] France K003685984 Yes
Maxted; Bisby; Forde; Golubev; Munyenyembe; Yurchikov [7567] Armenia K003685999 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003685954 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [9236] France K003685990 Yes
Maxted; Bisby; Forde; Golubev; Munyenyembe; Yurchikov [7203] Georgia K003686005 Yes
Riddelsdell, H.J. [396] United Kingdom K003685940 Yes
Melville, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003685904 Yes
Sprague, T.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003685924 Yes
Murray, B.V. [s.n.] K003685986 Yes
[Widemann] [s.n.] K003685963 Yes
Alston, A.H.G.; Sandwith, N.Y. [1064] Greece K003686021 Yes
Balls, E.K.; Gourlay, W.B. [B3709] Greece K003686023 Yes
Wyatt, J.W. [31] Switzerland K003686028 Yes
Price, W.R. [392] Greece K003686008 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K003685966 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003685939 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K003685965 Yes
Bulley, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003685925 Yes
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] K003685975 Yes
Davis [33330] K003685972 Yes
Vitek, E. [99-320] Austria K003685994 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [3517] Switzerland K003685945 Yes
Gratz [s.n.] K003685956 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003685909 Yes
Shurakowskij [s.n.] Ukraine K003685962 Yes
Porta, P. [s.n.] Austria K003686011 Yes
Gregory, E.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003685907 Yes
Dyon [s.n.] K003685961 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [29634] Germany K003686027 Yes
Hooper, S.S. [2/73] Montenegro K003686044 Yes
Smith, A.R.; Fraser-Jenkins, C.R. [13] France K003685993 Yes
Pejovic; Rohlena, J. [s.n.] Montenegro K003686024 Yes
Oldham, C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003685918 Yes
[Saint Supizy] [s.n.] K003685958 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003685913 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K003686012 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [4681] France K003685989 Yes
Cruttwell, N.E.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003685902 Yes
Gruner, L. [s.n.] K003686037 Yes
Last, G.V.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003685936 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003686017 Yes
Maxted; Bisby; Forde; Golubev; Munyenyembe; Yurchikov [7142] Georgia K003686006 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003685910 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [17] France K003685992 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [2998A] United Kingdom K003685900 Yes
J.S.G. [s.n.] K003686026 Yes
Maxted; Bisby; Forde; Golubev; Munyenyembe; Yurchikov [7561] Armenia K003686001 Yes
[Thomas] [s.n.] France K003685978 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K003686043 Yes
Werdermann, E.; Meyer, D. [200] Italy K003686009 Yes
Garder [s.n.] Austria K003686014 Yes
Bakhuizen v. d. Brink Jr., R.C. [6510] Netherlands K003685976 Yes
Edmonds, M.E. [38] France K003686019 Yes
Gasking, S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003685921 Yes
Maxted; Bisby; Forde; Golubev; Munyenyembe; Yurchikov [7251] Armenia K003686004 Yes
Aucher [1004] Türkiye K003685979 Yes
Conolly, A. [41] France K003686025 Yes
Rogers, W.M. [s.n.] K003685946 Yes
Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [557] Austria K003686036 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Coronilla hirta K000858971 Unknown Type Material Yes

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