Coronilla
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This article is about a genus of legumes. For the genus of spiders, see Coronilla (spider).
| Coronilla | |
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| Coronilla minima | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Loteae |
| Genus: | Coronilla L. |
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The genus Coronilla contains Old World shrubs and herbs.
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.
Species include:
- Coronilla glauca
- Coronilla iberica
- Coronilla minima
- Coronilla valentina
- Coronilla varia L. (Crown Vetch)
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