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Photographer: Paul E. Berry
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Family Fabaceae
Coronilla varia L.
crown-vetch, purple crown-vetch
Coronilla: diminutive of corina, a "crown," referring to the inflorescence
varia: diverse, differing
Hazardous 
Invasive - Eradicate!
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized; ecologically invasive |
| Plant: | loosely-erect perennial, 1'-2' tall forb; forming dense colonies |
| Flower: | pink to white, 5-parted, 1/3"-1/2" long; inflorescence a 1/2" round, dense umbel; blooms May-Sept. |
| Fruit: | long, narrow, 4-angled pods with 3-7 segments surrounding the seeds  |
| Leaf: | stalkless, pinnately-divided into an odd number (11-25) of leaflets |
| Habitat: | disturbed sites, roadsides |
| Notes: | to eradicate burn in late spring, pull, mow for several years, spray legume or broadleaf herbicide |
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