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Coronilla emerus

Scorpion Senna

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Common name

Scorpion Senna

Scientific name

Coronilla emerus L.

Conservation status and threats

Not protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Shrub. Stem is 0.8-2.0 m high. Flowering May-July [Delipavlov et al., 2003].

Distribution in Bulgaria

In the next floristic regions: The Black Sea coast, North-Eastern Bulgaria, Stara Planina (eastern and western (?)), The Struma Valley, Znepole Region, The Belasitsa, The Slavianka, The Mesta Valley, The Rila, Thracian Plane and The Rhodopes (eastern) [Delipavlov et al., 2003].

Map of distribution in Bulgaria of Coronilla emerus by floristic regions:

Between 0 and 900 m altitude.

Source: Assyov, B., A. Petrova, D. Dimitrov & R. Vassilev. 2012. Conspectus of the vascular flora of Bulgaria. Sofia, Bulgarian biodiversity foundation.

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