Securigera varia

Photo Credit: 
D Tenaglia
Missouriplants
Bugwood.org

Introduced for erosion control, especially along highways, this plant is extremely difficult to control once established.  It "climbs over" lower neighbors and seedlings, shading them out to form a monoculture. Also known as Securigera varia. 

Plant Information

Common Name(s): 
crownvetch
Alternate Scientific Names: 
Coronilla varia
Type: 
Non-Native
Herbaceous Plants - Annuals, Biennials, Perennials
Invasive Level: 
Level 1 Invasive in FL area
Moisture: 
Dry
Moist
Light: 
Sun
Part Sun

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