Common Name: trailing crown vetchScientific Name: Coronilla varia L.Family Name: Fabaceae (Leguminosae) - Pea or Bean FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cycleintroduced perennial, reproducing by seed and rhizomes Stemssprawling over ground or other vegetation Leavesalternate, stipules, pinnately compound; leaflets oval, 9 to 25, bristle tipped Flowers pea-like flowers, usually bi-colored - pink and white; clustered on long-stalked umbels; axillary Seed Podscylindrical, long and thin, 3-14 segments