Biology:Sulla coronaria
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Short description: Species of legume
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Sulla |
| Species: | S. coronaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Sulla coronaria (L.) Medik.
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Sulla coronaria (French honeysuckle, cock's head, Italian sainfoin, sulla, or soola)[3] is a perennial herb native to Malta, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, southern Italy and Spain , cultivated for animal fodder and hay, and for honey production.
The plant is deep-rooted and drought-resistant, growing to 1–1.5 m tall with leaves imparipinnate with 7–11 leaflets. Flowers are red, with the standard 12–15 mm long; fruits are jointed and made of 2–4 spinulose articles. Pods have a yellow thorny surface that turns brown at maturity.
References
- ↑ Choi BH; Ohashi H (2003). "Generic criteria and an infrageneric system for Hedysarum and related genera (Papilinoideae–Leguminosae)". Taxon 52 (3): 567–576. doi:10.2307/3647455.
- ↑ Lock JM (2005). "Tribe Hedysareae". Legumes of the World. Kew, England: Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. pp. 489–495. ISBN 9781900347808.
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Sulla coronaria | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?434050 | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 13 January 2015 }}
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