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Crown Vetch

Securigera varia (L.) Lassen

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Securigera varia (Crown Vetch) is a species of perennial herb in the family legumes. They are climbers. They have a self-supporting growth form. They are native to Iraq, Iran, Ukraine, Turkey, Estonia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Germany, Czech Republic, Lebanon, Spain, Poland, France, Armenia, Italy, Greece, Albania, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Syria, Belarus, Georgia, Romania, Yugoslavia, Eastern North America, Austria, Switzerland, Lithuania, Latvia, Hungary, Northern Africa, and Bulgaria. They have compound, broad leaves. Flowers are visited by Brown-belted Bumblebee, Common Eastern Bumblebee, Red-belted Bumble Bee, and Two-spotted Bumblebee. Individuals can grow to 157.2 cm.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0980073
Definition: Of plant duration, a plant whose life span extends over more than two growing seasons, c.f. annual, biennial, ephemeral, of flowering with respect to architecture, hapaxanthic, monocarpic, pleonanthic
Attribution: Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary: http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossaryi_p.html#perennial

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
Definition: whole plant herbaceous

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900035
Definition: whole plant lianescent or scandent; eg: liana or vine

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/self-supportingGrowthForm
Definition: an organism relying on its own supportive tissues rather than a climbing habit to achieve vertical growth

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/99237

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/130758

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/690791

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/453733

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/587116

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/2017370

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/798544

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3017382

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/174982

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3175395

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/783754

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/617790

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/1218197

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/163843

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/630336

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/614540

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/798549

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/7500737

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URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/eastern_north_america
Definition: From the Atlantic to central North America. May include Saskatchewan, Texas, and/or Guanajuato

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/2782113

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/2658434

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0020043
Definition: A leaf having two or more distinct leaflets that are evident as such from early in development

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002359
Definition: A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's width being notably higher than its length.

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EOL has data for 33 attributes, including:

dry mass
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/dryMass
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0.053 g
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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New Hampshire
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/5090174
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invasive in
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/InvasiveRange
- Definition: Information about the jurisdictions where the taxon is considered to be an invasive organism due to its negative impact on human welfare or ecosystems.
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United States
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001
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Leaf Complexity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0007484
- Definition: whether a leaf is intricate or compounded
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compound
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0020043
- Definition: A leaf having two or more distinct leaflets that are evident as such from early in development
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native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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Eastern North America
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/eastern_north_america
- Definition: From the Atlantic to central North America. May include Saskatchewan, Texas, and/or Guanajuato
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optimal growth pH
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/OptimalGrowthpH
- Definition: The pH of a medium (water column, soil moisture) at which the growth rate of an organism is typically optimized
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7
optimal growth temperature
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/OptimalGrowthTemperature
- Definition: Optimal temperature conditions for cell division
- Attribution: Created by Anne Thessen
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28 degrees celsius
photosynthetic pathway
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/photosyntheticPathway
- Definition: the biochemical pathway a plant uses to gain carbon for growth and reproduction. Plants have evolved three photosynthetic pathways, each in response to distinct environmental conditions, resulting in differences in their ecological patterns of growth and distribution.
- Comment: https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/the-ecology-of-photosynthetic-pathways-15785165
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c3 photosynthetic plant
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q286954
- Definition: one of three metabolic pathways for carbon fixation in photosynthesis, along with C4 and CAM. This process converts carbon dioxide and ribulose bisphosphate (RuBP, a 5-carbon sugar) into 3-phosphoglycerate through the following reaction:\r\n\r\nCO2 + H2O + RuBP → (2) 3-phosphoglycerate\r\n\r\nThis reaction occurs in all plants as the first step of the Calvin–Benson cycle.
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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photoautotroph
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
- Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
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type specimen repository
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TypeSpecimenRepository
- Definition: The institution that holds a type specimen for a given species. The recommended best practice is to use the identifier in a collections registry such as the Biodiversity Collections Index (http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/).
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f8f35535-8c10-43fc-89dc-eb0843f25394
used for
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Uses
- Definition: The uses of the organism or products derived from the organism.
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landscape architecture
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q47844
- Definition: design of outdoor areas, landmarks, and structures to achieve environmental, social-behavioral, or aesthetic outcomes
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wet mass
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/wetMass
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0.11 g

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of crown vetch. View this species on GBIF

Sarah Gregg cc-by-nc-sa