Coronilla scorpioides (L.) W. D. J. Koch

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus:  Coronilla  // Species: Coronilla scorpioides (L.) W. D. J. Koch

Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Ball in Tutin et al. (1968) and Micevski (2001).

Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from South Europe and North Africa to West Asia according to the distribution information provided by Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Found in open habitats – dry grasslands/ pastures, on limestone.

Flowering period:  Spring: APR, MAY.

Coronilla scorpioides – habit. Osogovo – between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Coronilla scorpioides – habit. Osogovo – between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Coronilla scorpioides – habit. Osogovo – between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Coronilla scorpioides – habit. Osogovo – between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Coronilla scorpioides – inflorescence. Osogovo – between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Coronilla scorpioides – inflorescence. Osogovo – between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Coronilla scorpioides – inflorescence. Osogovo – between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Coronilla scorpioides – inflorescence. Osogovo – between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Coronilla scorpioides – pods. Osogovo – between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Coronilla scorpioides – pods. Osogovo – between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Coronilla scorpioides – pods. Osogovo – between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Coronilla scorpioides – stem with leaves and stipules. Osogovo – between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Coronilla scorpioides – stem with leaf and stipules. Osogovo – between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Coronilla scorpioides – stem with leaf and stipules. Osogovo – between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Coronilla scorpioides – stem with leaf. Osogovo – between the village of Rajchani and the “Svilanovo” region, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Coronilla scorpioides – habit. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Coronilla scorpioides – habit. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Coronilla scorpioides – habit. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Coronilla scorpioides – stem with flowers and pods. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Coronilla scorpioides – stem with inflorescence. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Coronilla scorpioides – stem with inflorescence. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Coronilla scorpioides – stem with inflorescence. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Coronilla scorpioides – stem with inflorescence and pods. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Coronilla scorpioides – cauline leaf and stipules. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Coronilla scorpioides – cauline leaf and stipules. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Coronilla scorpioides – cauline leaf and stipules. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Coronilla scorpioides – stem with flowers and pods. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Coronilla scorpioides – pods. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Coronilla L. Ball, P.W. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2: Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 182 – 183.

Coronilla L. Micevski, K. (2001). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1363 – 1369.

Coronilla scorpioides (L.) W.D.J.Koch. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:487261-1 [Accessed 07.05.2021].

Last update: 26.02.2024.

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