Coronilla

This article is about a genus of legumes. For the genus of spiders, see Coronilla (spider).

Coronilla
Coronilla minima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Loteae
Genus:	Coronilla L.
Species
See text.

Coronilla scorpioides

The genus Coronilla contains about 20 species of flowering plants native to Europe and North Africa.

Coronilla species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the case-bearers Coleophora coronillae (which feeds exclusively on Coronilla varia) and Coleophora vicinella.

Coronilla minima. Note the characteristic ring of flowers which earns this genus the name crownvetches.

Species include:

• Coronilla glauca
• Coronilla iberica
• Coronilla minima
• Coronilla valentina (scorpion vetch)
• Coronilla varia L. (crown vetch)

External links

• Coronilla in Botany.com