Crown Vetch

* 1A perennial European herb (Coronilla varia) in the pea family, grown for forage and erosion control and having clusters of small white or pink flowers and pinnately compound leaves Vigorous trailing legume (Coronilla varia), native to the Mediterranean but widely grown in temperate areas as a ground cover It has fernlike leaves and clusters of white to pink flowers The sturdy roots are useful in binding the soil of steep slopes and roadside embankments As a legume, crown vetch draws nitrogen from the air, trapping it in the roots, and thus improves soil fertility It dies back to the crown each fall in cold areas, resuming growth in spring Cutting the plant back in the fall or early spring encourages quick growth
English Related Words* alpine milk vetch
* anchor crown
* bacterial crown gall
* bird vetch
* bitter vetch
* british crown
* bush vetch
* chichling vetch
* civic crown
* counsel to the crown
* crown
* crown a tooth
* crown beard
* crown cap
* crown colony