crownvetch
purple crown vetch
securigera varia latin

But, she said, in their efforts to prevent erosion, "it's hard to find a state that hasn't tried crownvetch."

He was the founder of Grasslyn Inc. and adapted crownvetch, a perennial that is widely cultivated for its pink flowers and tenacious roots, for commercial use.

Bonnie L. Harper-Lore, who put the guidebook together, said, for example, that many states now list crownvetch (Coronilla varia) as a "noxious weed," and some are trying to eradicate it.

Securigera varia, commonly known as Crown Vetch or Purple Crown Vetch, is a low-growing legume vine.

The larvae feed on Securigera varia.

Securigera varia (I)

The larvae feed on Coronilla coronata and sometimes Securigera varia and possibly Lotus corniculatus.

The larvae are polyphagous and have been recorded feeding on Rumex, Onobrychis, Securigera varia and Vicia dumetorum.