Inflorescence; Botanical Garden Hohenheim, Germany; 9/2010 © Jörn Germer
Inflorescence, side view; Botanical Garden Hohenheim, Germany; 9/2010 © Jörn Germer
Inflorescences; Halle, Germany; 6/2012 © Julia Roeser
Upper and lower surface of leaf; Botanical Garden Hohenheim, Germany; 9/2010 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Botanical Garden Hohenheim, Germany; 9/2010 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Halle, Germany; 6/2012 © Julia Roeser
Identifier: 1409 Date of entry: 17.10.2010 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Purple Crown Vetch
German: Bunte Kronwicke
Kingdom: Plantae (2595)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2492)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2107)
Order: Fabales (237)
Family: Fabaceae (237)(family description)
Genus: Securigera (1)
Epithet: varia (L.)Lassen (1)
varia => diverse, non-constant in appearance
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet, white
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