Coronilla repanda (Poir.) Guss. subsp. repanda

Family: LEGUMINOSAE

Genus: Coronilla

Province distribution: Balearic Islands. Girona.

Distribution in the islands: Menorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): South Mediterranean

IUCN Category: DDData deficient

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Beaches and dunes, sandy soils. Sandy soils near the sea.

Characteristics: Like other species of the genus it is an annual, and is characterized by its articulated and slightly curved legume, and yellow flowers. Leaves are compound with folioles wide and slightly rounded, although all have more or less the sae dimensions. This characteristic distinguishes it from the more common species Coronilla scorpioides, whose terminal foliole is much larger Than the others. Flowers in spring.