''Sulla'' is a genus of

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s in the

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family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily

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. It ranges from

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to the

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and

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Species

''Sulla'' comprises the following species: * '' Sulla aculeolata'' (Munby ex Boiss.) Amirahm. & Kaz.Osaloo * '' Sulla capitata'' (Desf.) B.H.Choi & H.Ohashi * '' Sulla carnosa'' (Desf.) B.H.Choi & H.Ohashi * ''

Sulla coronaria ''Sulla coronaria'' (French honeysuckle, cock's head, Italian sainfoin, sulla, or soola) is a perennial herb native to Malta, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, southern Italy and Spain, cultivated for animal fodder and hay, and for honey production. Th ...

'' (L.) Medik. * '' Sulla pallida'' (Desf.) B.H.Choi & H.Ohashi * '' Sulla spinosissima'' (L.) B.H.Choi & H.Ohashi ** subsp. ''capitatum'' ** subsp. ''spinosissimum'' (L.) B.H.Choi & H.Ohashi

References

Hedysareae Fabaceae genera {{Faboideae-stub