Hedysarum coronarium L.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Hedysarum L.
Tribe: Hedysareae
References: [454][754][801][2080]

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Common Names:

• French Honeysuckle [2966]
  
• Kronen Sussklee [2619]
  
• Spanish Sainfoin [8]
  
• Sulla [8] [2080] [2443]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Herb
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Europe)ESFEDS
  • 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
  • 1995(Europe)Adams BR
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1993/1996 Adams BR
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Environmental [368]
  
• Forage [2443] [368] [754]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Algeria [454]
  • Egypt [454]
  • Kenya [8]
  • Libya [454]
  • Morocco [454]
  • Tunisia [454]
  • Zimbabwe [8]

• Australasia [1880] [1919]
  • Australia [1880] [1919]
    • Queensland [1919]

• Europe [454] [754] [1883] [2000] [2196] [2443] [2616] [2618] [2935]
  • Balearic Is [454] [754]
  • Corsica [454]
  • France [454] [754]
  • Gibraltar [2618]
  • Greece [454] [754]
  • Italy [454] [1883]
  • Malta [454] [2443]
  • Portugal [454] [754]
  • Sardegna [454]
  • Sicilia [454] [2935]
  • Spain [454] [754] [2196]
  • Yugoslavia [454] [754]

• Indian Ocean [3052]
  • Mauritius [3052]

• Middle East [454]
  • East Aegean Is(Greek) [454]
  • Lebanon-Syria [454]

• Pacific Ocean [2080]
  • New Zealand(North) [2080]
  • New Zealand(South) [2080]

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Notes:

• Endemic to Med-checklist area [454]
  
• Presence on Mauritius not confirmed by Polhill (1990). [1915]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:07:10