Minnesota Seasons - crown vetch


crown vetch				More photos…
Securigera varia

Nativity	Native to Western Asia and Europe. Introduced and naturalized in North America.
Status
Habitat	Disturbed sites, roadsides.
Flowering	May to September
Flower Color	Pink to white
Height	12″ to 24″

Identification

Similar Species

Range			Sources: 2, 3, 5, 7.

Sightings	Afton State Park Buffalo River State Park Camden State Park Elm Creek Park Reserve Glendalough State Park Hole-in-the-Mountain Prairie Lake Carlos State Park Lake Elmo Park Reserve Lake Maria State Park Lake Rebecca Park Reserve Lebanon Hills Regional Park Long Meadow Lake			Maplewood State Park Minneopa State Park Nelson Wildlife Sanctuary Pine Bend Bluffs SNA River Terrace Prairie SNA St. Croix Savanna SNA Spring Creek Prairie SNA

Comments	Crown vetch has been planted extensively along roadsides in the upper two thirds of the United States to prevent erosion. It readily escapes cultivation.

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Taxonomy	Family:	Fabaceae (pea)
	Subfamily:	Faboideae (Papilionoideae)
	Tribe:	Loteae

Synonyms	Coronilla varia

Common Names	crown vetch crown-vetch purple crown-vetch purple crownvetch trailing crown-vetch Varia crownvetch