Coronilla rostrata, Coronilla parviflora,
Securigera parviflora, Yellow Crown-vetch, כתרון זעיר-פרח
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| | Scientific name: |
| Coronilla rostrata Boiss. & Sprun. |
| Synonym name: |
| Coronilla parviflora Willd. |
| Synonym name: |
| Securigera parviflora (Desv.) Lassen |
| Common name: |
| Yellow Crown-vetch |
| Hebrew name: |
| כתרון זעיר-פרח |
| Plant Family: |
| Papilionaceae, פרפרניים |
Date Picture Taken: February 11, 2007
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| | Life form: |
| Annual |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, compound, pinnate |
| Flowers: |
| Yellow |
| Flowering Period: |
| March, April |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: April 8, 2007
Derivation of the botanical name:
Coronilla, corona, κορωνη, wreath, garland, crown;in reference to the umbels of these shrubs and herbs.
rostrata, beaked, hooked, curved at the end, beaked.
parviflora, parvus, small, little, insignificant; florus, floreo, to bloom, to flower; small flowered.
- The standard author abbreviation Boiss. is used to indicate Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810 – 1885), a Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician.
- The standard author abbreviation Sprun. is used to indicate Wilhelm von Spruner (1805 - 1874), a military pharmacist, 1834 - 43 in Greek service. Plant collector.
- The standard author abbreviation Willd is used to indicate Carl Ludwig von Willdenow (1765 – 1812), a German botanist, pharmacist, and plant taxonomist.
- The standard author abbreviation Desv. is used to indicate Nicaise Auguste Desvaux (1784 – 1856), a French botanist.
- The standard author abbreviation Lassen is used to indicate Per Lassen, a Swedish botanist.
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