Crown Vetch - Securigera varia

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    Alt Name
    Coronilla varia
    Description

    Short to tall plant with spreading to erect stems. Leaves with 7 to 12 pairs of elliptical or oblong leaflets. Flowers pink, lilac, purple or bi-coloured, 10 to 15 mm, in heads of 10 to 20.

    Identification difficulty
    Habitat

    Grassy and waste places.

    When to see it

    June to August.

    Life History

    Perennial. Once grown for fodder and now naturalised in places.

    UK Status

    Uncommon. It is naturalised in scattered localities in Britain as far north as Aberdeen, but more frequent in the south.

    VC55 Status

    Quite rare in Leicestershire and Rutland. It was not recorded in the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire.

    • Graham Calow
      Sapcote
      28 August 2012
    • Graham Calow
      Ketton Quarry
      30 June 2011
    • Graham Calow
      Jubilee Walk Leire
      27 September 2013
    • Ron.stevens
      Ketton Quarry NR
      30 June 2011
    • Graham Calow
      Jubilee Walk Leire
      27 September 2013
    • Ron.stevens
      Ketton Quarry NR
      30 June 2011
    • Graham Calow
      Sapcote
      28 August 2012
    • Mark Skevington
      Ketton Quarry
      01 July 2012
    • Graham Calow
      Ketton Quarry
      30 June 2011
      seeds

    Leicestershire & Rutland Map

    UK Map

    • Graham Calow
      Ketton Quarry
      30 June 2011
    • Graham Calow
      Ketton Quarry
      30 June 2011
    • Ron.stevens
      Ketton Quarry NR
      30 June 2011
    • Ron.stevens
      Ketton Quarry NR
      30 June 2011
    • Graham Calow
      Sapcote
      28 August 2012
    • Graham Calow
      Sapcote
      28 August 2012
    • Graham Calow
      Jubilee Walk Leire
      27 September 2013
    • Graham Calow
      Jubilee Walk Leire
      27 September 2013