Coronilla scorpioides
Queue de scorpion
Annual Scorpion Vetch
Additional information
| Plant family | |
|---|---|
| Area | Provence Verte |
| Flower colour | yellow |
| Flower size | 4-8 mm |
| Flowering months | April, May |
| Leaf type | Spatulate |
| Height | 10-40 cm |
Description
Grows in dry, open habitats, creeping close to the ground. The bluish-green leaves render the plant more noticeable than the tiny flowers. The fruit resembles the tail of a scorpion, hence the name. A blue dye, like indigo, can be obtained by fermentation of the leaves.
Flowers
2 to 5 tiny flowers in stalked heads. The standard petal is sometimes brown veined.
Leaves
Spatulate broad end of the leaf tapers to the point of connection with the plant stem. Bluish-green, glaucous. Lower leaves single and spatulate; upper leaves triangular, variable in shape with the terminal leaf significantly larger.
Fruits Seeds
Pod: 20-60 mm, long and curved, ridged with 2-11 jointed segments. Seeds toxic.
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