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''Coronilla'' contains 8
species
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s
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to Europe and North Africa. It cointained about 20 species before being split into ''
Securigera''.
Species include:
* ''
Coronilla coronata''
* ''
Coronilla juncea''
* ''
Coronilla minima''
* ''
Coronilla ramosissima''
* ''
Coronilla repanda''
* ''
Coronilla scorpioides''
* ''
Coronilla vaginalis''
* ''
Coronilla valentina''
Species that were part of the genus include:
* ''
Securigera elegans''
* ''
Securigera orientalis''
* ''
Securigera varia''
L. (crown vetch)
See also
* ''
Securigera'', a
segregate genus of ''Coronilla''
References
External links
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''Coronilla'' at Tropicos
Fabaceae genera
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