Common name
English: Purple Crown Vetch
German: Bunte Kronwicke
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2624)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2527)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2136)
Order: Fabales (241)
Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)
Genus: Securigera (1)
Epithet: varia (L.) Lassen (1)
Synonyms: Callistephane varia (L.) Fourr., Coronilla haussknechtii Boiss., Coronilla hirta Boiss., Coronilla pendula Kitt., Coronilla varia L., Ornithopus varius (L.) Hornem.
haussknechtii => in honor of Heinrich Carl Haussknecht (1838–1903), German botanist
hirta => with short or fairly stiff hairs, hairy but shorter than hirsute
pendula => hanging down as through weakness of the stem
varia => diverse, non-constant in appearance
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet, white
External links
Check for Securigera varia at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [413] International Legume Database & Information Service
- [1445] Securigera varia - Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé: Flora von Deutschland Österreich und der Schweiz