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Coronilla

scorpion vetch

Other common names
axwort
coronet
see morecrown vetch
scorpion vetch
Synonyms

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Botanical details
Family
Fabaceae
Native to the UK
No
Genus

Coronilla

Genus description

Coronilla can be annuals, herbaceous perennials or deciduous or evergreen shrubs, with pinnate leaves and often scented, pea-like flowers in compact umbels in the leaf axils

Name status

Correct

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