Hippocrepis emerus (L.)Lassen

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Hippocrepis L.
Tribe: Loteae
References: [2469][454]

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Common Names:

• Coronille Faux-s‚n‚ [2459]
  
• Pale Crown Vetch [2443]
  
• Scorpion Senna [1902] [2183]
  
• Strauchige Kronwicke [2205] [2444] [2459]
  
• Strauchwicke [2205] [2444]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Shrub
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1993 Adams BR
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
  • 1995(Europe)Adams BR
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 2001-03 Sokoloff DD
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [454]
  • Libya [454]
  • Tunisia [454]

• Asia [454] [2014]
  • USSR [454] [2014]

• Europe [454] [698] [754] [1883] [2183] [2205] [2309] [2311] [2363] [2443] [2444] [2459] [2460]
  • Albania [454] [754]
  • Austria [754]
  • Belgium [2459] [2460]
  • Bulgaria [454] [754] [2309]
  • Corsica [454] [754]
  • Czechoslovakia [754]
  • Denmark [754]
  • France [454] [754]
  • Germany [754]
  • Great Britain [2183]
  • Greece [454] [754] [2311]
  • Hungary [754]
  • Italy [454] [754] [1883]
  • Liechtenstein [2444]
  • Luxembourg [2459] [2460]
  • Malta [454] [2443]
  • Norway [754]
  • Romania [754]
  • Sardegna [454]
  • Sicilia [454]
  • Spain [454] [754] [2363]
  • Sweden [754]
  • Switzerland [754] [2205]
  • Turkey in Europe [454] [754]
  • USSR:E-F.E. [698]
  • USSR:K-F.E. [454]
  • USSR:W-F.E. [698]
  • Yugoslavia [454] [754]

• Indian Ocean [3052]
  • Mauritius [3052]

• Middle East [454]
  • Cyprus [454]
  • East Aegean Is(Greek) [454]
  • Lebanon-Syria [454]
  • Turkey in Asia [454]

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Notes:

• 2 subspp.: emerus & emeroides [454]
  
• Presence on Mauritius not confirmed by Polhill (1990). [1915]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:07:28