Hedysarum_coronarium

<i>Sulla coronaria</i>

Sulla coronaria

Species of legume

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Sulla coronaria (French honeysuckle, cock's head, Italian sainfoin, sulla, or soola)[3] is a perennial herb native to Malta, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, southern Italy and Spain, cultivated for animal fodder and hay, and for honey production.

The plant is deep-rooted and drought-resistant, growing to 1–1.5 m tall with leaves imparipinnate with 7–11 leaflets. Flowers are red, with the standard 12–15 mm long; fruits are jointed and made of 2–4 spinulose articles. Pods have a yellow thorny surface that turns brown at maturity.

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    Choi BH; Ohashi H (2003). "Generic criteria and an infrageneric system for Hedysarum and related genera (Papilinoideae–Leguminosae)". Taxon. 52 (3): 567–576. doi:10.2307/3647455. JSTOR 3647455.
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    Lock JM (2005). "Tribe Hedysareae". In Lewis G; Schrire B; Mackinder B; Lock M (eds.). Legumes of the World. Kew, England: Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. pp. 489–495. ISBN 9781900347808.
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    "Sulla coronaria". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 13 January 2015.


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