The genus ''Securigera'' contains a number of plant species commonly referred to as crownvetch. It is a segregate of the genus '' Coronilla''. The name ''Securigera'' was first published by A. P. de Candolle in 1805 with the single species ''Securigera coronilla'', which is now considered to be a synonym of ''

Securigera securidaca The genus ''Securigera'' contains a number of plant species commonly referred to as crownvetch. It is a segregate of the genus '' Coronilla''. The name ''Securigera'' was first published by A. P. de Candolle in 1805 with the single species ''Se ...

'' , based on the earlier publication of the same taxon as ''Coronilla securidaca'' in 1753.Per Lasson (1989) "A New Delimitation of the Genera ''Coronilla'', ''Hippocrepis'', and ''Securigera'' (Fabaceae)." ''Willdenowia'', Bd. 19, H. 1, Sep. 1, 1989 (pp. 49-62).
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Species

The genus ''Securigera'' contains the following species: * ''

Securigera atlantica The genus ''Securigera'' contains a number of plant species commonly referred to as crownvetch. It is a segregate of the genus '' Coronilla''. The name ''Securigera'' was first published by A. P. de Candolle in 1805 with the single species ''Se ...

'' Boiss. & Reut. (Syn.: ''Coronilla atlantica'' (Boiss. & Reut.) Boiss.) * ''

Securigera carinata The genus ''Securigera'' contains a number of plant species commonly referred to as crownvetch. It is a segregate of the genus '' Coronilla''. The name ''Securigera'' was first published by A. P. de Candolle in 1805 with the single species ''Se ...

'' Lassen (1989) * ''

Securigera cretica The genus ''Securigera'' contains a number of plant species commonly referred to as crownvetch. It is a segregate of the genus '' Coronilla''. The name ''Securigera'' was first published by A. P. de Candolle in 1805 with the single species ''Se ...

'' (L.) Lassen (Syn.: ''Coronilla cretica'' L.) * ''

Securigera elegans ''Securigera elegans'' is a plant species in the genus ''Securigera The genus ''Securigera'' contains a number of plant species commonly referred to as crownvetch. It is a segregate of the genus ''Coronilla The genus ''Coronilla'' conta ...

'' (Pančič) Lassen (Syn.: ''Coronilla elegans'' Pančič) * ''

Securigera globosa The genus ''Securigera'' contains a number of plant species commonly referred to as crownvetch. It is a segregate of the genus '' Coronilla''. The name ''Securigera'' was first published by A. P. de Candolle in 1805 with the single species ''Se ...

'' (Lam.) Lassen (Syn.: ''Coronilla globosa'' Lam.) * '' Securigera grandiflora'' (Boiss.) Lassen (Syn.: ''Coronilla grandiflora'' Boiss.) * '' Securigera libanotica'' (Boiss.) Lassen (Syn.: ''Coronilla libanotica'' Boiss.) * ''

Securigera orientalis ''Securigera orientalis'' is an ornamental plant native to the Caucasus region The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia (country), Georgia, and par ...

'' (Mill.) Lassen (Syn.: ''Coronilla balansae'' (Boiss.) Grossh., ''C. cappadocica'' Willd., ''C. cappadocica'' var. ''balansae'' Boiss., ''C. iberica'' Steven ex M. Bieb., ''C. orientalis'' Mill.) * '' Securigera parviflora'' (Desv.) Lassen (Syn.: ''Artrolobium parviflorum'' Desv., ''Coronilla parviflora'' Willd., ''C. rostrata'' Boiss. & Spruner) * ''

'' (L.) Degen & Dörfl. (Syn.: ''Coronilla securidaca'' L., ''Securigera coronilla'' DC.) * '' Securigera somalensis'' (Thulin) Lassen (Syn.: ''Coronilla somalensis'' Thulin) * ''

Securigera varia ''Securigera varia'' (synonym ''Coronilla varia''), commonly known as crownvetch or purple crown vetch, is a low-growing legume vine. It is native to Africa, Asia and Europe and is commonly used throughout the United States and Canada for er ...

'' (L.) Lassen (Syn.: ''Coronilla varia'' L. )

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