Taxon:
Hedysarum coronarium L.
Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:750. 1753
Verified:
03/25/1987
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
- Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976-. Flora of Libya.
- Beetle, A. A. 1970. Recommended plant names. Univ. Wyoming Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. J. 31
- Choi, B. H. & H. Ohashi. 2003. Generic criteria and an infrageneric system for Hedysarum and related genera (Papilionoideae-Leguminosae). Taxon 52:575. URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax Note: = Sulla coronaria (L.) B. H. Choi & H. Ohashi
- Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: mentions
- Duke, J. A. 1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance
- Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource). URL: http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Hedysarum+coronarium&quantity=1
- Graham, E. H. 1941. Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. USDA Misc. Publ. 412.
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Common names
English
cock's-head – French-honeysuckle – honeyplant – Italian sainfoin – soola-clover – Spanish sainfoin – sulla sweet-vetch – sulla-clover – French
sainfoin d'Espagne – seille – sulla – German
französischer Süßklee – spanische Esparsette – Portuguese
sanfeno-da-Espanha – sula – Spanish
esparceta – pipirigallo – sulla – zulla – Swedish
rosenväppling –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | n. |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Tunisia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | s. & Baleares |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | cult. in Mediterranean region |
4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Lebanon | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Malta | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
6 | Other | | | | | perhaps native elsewhere in Mediterranean region |
Native
Africa
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria (n.), Morocco, Tunisia
Europe
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain (s. & Baleares)
Cultivated
(cult. in Mediterranean region)
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
Europe
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Greece, Malta
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
France, Portugal
Other
(perhaps native elsewhere in Mediterranean region)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Animal food | fodder | | Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist |
Animal food | fodder | | Graham, E. H. 1941. Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. USDA Misc. Publ. 412. |
Bee plants | honey production | | Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening |
Environmental | ornamental | | Duke, J. A. 1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance |
Environmental | soil improver | | Duke, J. A. 1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance |