Coronilla valentina
| Coronilla valentina | |
|---|---|
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| C. valentina in Jardin des plantes, Paris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Coronilla |
| Species: | C. valentina |
| Binomial name | |
| Coronilla valentina L. | |
Coronilla valentina (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 endemic to Valentia. 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.[1]
The subspecies C. valentina subsp. glauca[2] (syn. C. glauca) and its cultivar 'Citrina'[3] 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.[4]
References
- ↑ 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.