Coronilla valentina

Coronilla valentina, the shrubby scorpion-vetch,[2] scorpion vetch or bastard senna,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the genus Coronilla of the legume family Fabaceae, native to the Mediterranean Basin, and introduced into Kenya and the United States.[1] 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.[4] Linnaeus observed that the flowers, remarkably fragrant in the daytime, are almost scentless at night.[5]

Coronilla valentina
C. valentina in Jardin des plantes, Paris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Coronilla
Species:
C. valentina
Binomial name
Coronilla valentina

In cultivation it is fairly hardy, but prefers Mediterranean conditions, with shelter and warm sunshine. The subspecies C. valentina subsp. glauca[6] (syn. C. glauca) and its cultivar 'Citrina'[7] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit (confirmed 2017).[8]

References
  1. Contu, S. (2012). "Coronilla valentina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T19891909A20043696. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T19891909A20043696.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. "Coronilla valentina". RHS. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  4. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  5. Curtis, William (1787). "Coronilla glauca". The Botanical Magazine. 1: Pl. 13.
  6. "RHS Plant Selector - C. valentina subsp. glauca". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  7. "RHS Plant Selector - C. valentina subsp. glauca 'Citrina'". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  8. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 22. Retrieved 24 January 2018.


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