Coronilla valentina
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| C. valentina in Jardin des plantes, Paris | |
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Coronilla valentina, the shrubby scorpion-vetch[1] or scorpion vetch, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Coronilla of the legume family Fabaceae, native to Portugal, Spain, Malta and Croatia (Dalmatia). It is an evergreen shrub growing to 80 cm (31 in) tall and wide, with pea-like foliage and fragrant, brilliant yellow flowers in spring and summer, followed by slender pods.[2]
The subspecies C. valentina subsp. glauca[3] (syn. C. glauca) and its cultivar 'Citrina'[4] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Linnaeus observed that the flowers, remarkably fragrant in the daytime, are almost scentless at night.[5]
References
- ^ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - C. valentina subsp. glauca". Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - C. valentina subsp. glauca 'Citrina'". Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ Curtis, William (1787). "Coronilla glauca". The Botanical Magazine. 1: Pl. 13.