Coronilla varia

Common Name: 
trailing crown vetch
Scientific Name: 
Coronilla varia L.
Family Name: 
Fabaceae (Leguminosae) - Pea or Bean Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
introduced perennial, reproducing by seed and rhizomes
Stems
sprawling over ground or other vegetation
Stems of Trailing Crownvetch
Leaves
alternate, stipules, pinnately compound; leaflets oval, 9 to 25, bristle tipped
Leaves of Trailing Crownvetch
Flowers
pea-like flowers, usually bi-colored - pink and white; clustered on long-stalked umbels; axillary
Flowers of Trailing Crownvetch
Seed Pods
cylindrical, long and thin, 3-14 segments