''Coronilla minima'' is a species of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

from the family

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found in Eastern and Central

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Description

The

plant stem A stem is one of two main structural axes of a vascular plant, the other being the root. It supports leaf, leaves, flowers and fruits, transports water and dissolved substances between the roots and the shoots in the xylem and phloem, engages ...

s are long and are erect. Leaves grow in 2-4 pairs and are long and membranous with by long obovate and spatulate leaflets. The plant flowers in spring when the

Inflorescence In botany, an inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a plant's Plant stem, stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches. An inflorescence is categorized on the basis of the arrangement of flowers on a mai ...

carries 4-12 flowers that have a long peduncle which have ascending bracteoles and are often deciduous. Pedicels are long with long

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that is glabrous. The Corolla is yellow in colour while the keels that are by have one awn that is long. The

Fruit In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants (angiosperms) that is formed from the ovary after flowering. Fruits are the means by which angiosperms disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particular have long propaga ...

s are in length and are straight, containing by transverse to ovoid seeds of a yellowish-brown colour.

References

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