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Official State Beautification and Conservation Plant of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Penngift Crownvetch Coronilla varia Adopted: June 17, 1982

Sources...

Thomson Reuters: Westlaw The Pennsylvania Statutes, (Accessed August 10, 2010)
Shearer, Benjamin F. and Barbara S. State Names, Seals, Flags and Symbols: A Historical Guide Third Edition, Revised and Expanded. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 3 Sub edition, 2001.


Pennsylvania state beautification and conservation plant
State Beautification and Conservation Plant
Richard A. Howard Image Collection, courtesy of Smithsonian Institution.
Used with permission.

Additional Information

Securigera varia (L.) Lassen (crownvetch): Plant profile from the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Coronilla varia L.: Photographs and information from the The Biodiversity Sciences Technology group at the University of California, Berkley.

Coronilla varia L.: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Here you will find authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

Coronilla varia L.: Plants For A Future: A resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants based in the United Kingdom.

crownvetch (Securigera varia (L.) Lassen): Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health: The University of Georgia - Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - Dept. of Entomology.

Weed of the Week: Crown Vetch Securigera varia L.adobe document: United State Department of Agriculture fact sheet.