Securigera varia
Securigera varia
Safety & Hazards
The whole plant contains a toxic glycoside called coronillin[ 9 Title Edible and Medicinal Plants. Publication Author Launert. E. Publisher Hamlyn Year 1981 ISBN 0-600-37216-2 Description Covers plants in Europe. a drawing of each plant, quite a bit of interesting information. , 13 Title Hamlyn Encyclopaedia of Plants. Publication Author Triska. Dr. Publisher Hamlyn Year 1975 ISBN 0-600-33545-3 Description Very interesting reading, giving some details of plant uses and quite a lot of folk-lore. , 19 Title Poisonous Plants. Publication Author Stary. F. Publisher Hamlyn Year 1983 ISBN 0-600-35666-3 Description Not very comprehensive, but easy reading. , 65 Title A Colour Atlas of Poisonous Plants. Publication Author Frohne. D. and Pfänder. J. Publisher Wolfe Year 1984 ISBN 0723408394 Description Brilliant. Goes into technical details but in a very readable way. The best work on the subject that I've come across so far. ]. It is one of the most toxic plants growing in Britain[ 9 Title Edible and Medicinal Plants. Publication Author Launert. E. Publisher Hamlyn Year 1981 ISBN 0-600-37216-2 Description Covers plants in Europe. a drawing of each plant, quite a bit of interesting information. ]. The plant contains beta-nitropropionic acid, a potent neurotoxin. When ingested in any but small amounts it can cause vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, slow pulse and death[ 1337 Title The Pharmacological and Toxicological Effects of Coronilla varia and Coronilla scorpioides: A Review Publication The Pharmaceutical and Chemical Journal, 2016 , 3(2):105-114 Author Ali Esmail Al-Snafi Website http://www.tpcj.org Publisher Year 2016 ISBN 2349-7092 Description ]. Ruminants can eat the plant without problems but, for non-ruminants, it can prove harmful if it comprises more than 5% of the diet[ 1337 Title The Pharmacological and Toxicological Effects of Coronilla varia and Coronilla scorpioides: A Review Publication The Pharmaceutical and Chemical Journal, 2016 , 3(2):105-114 Author Ali Esmail Al-Snafi Website http://www.tpcj.org Publisher Year 2016 ISBN 2349-7092 Description ].
Botanical Description
Securigera varia is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a deep, multi-branched taproot and spreading by means of vigorous, fleshy rhizomes. It produces a cluster of decumbent to ascending, branching stems 30 - 150cm long[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. , 1337 Title The Pharmacological and Toxicological Effects of Coronilla varia and Coronilla scorpioides: A Review Publication The Pharmaceutical and Chemical Journal, 2016 , 3(2):105-114 Author Ali Esmail Al-Snafi Website http://www.tpcj.org Publisher Year 2016 ISBN 2349-7092 Description ]. The plant is often used as a ground cover, soil stabilizer and also in soil reclamation projects. Although potentially toxic, it is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental, there are some named varieties. The plant can easily become a weed. It is a weed of cultivated crops within its native range and has escaped from cultivation to become a weed in various other areas, including Australia, Canada and the USA[ 1145 Title AgroAtlas Publication Author Website http://www.agroatlas.ru/en/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line database of economic plants of Russia and the surrounding countries that formed the USSR, giving botanical descriptions, distribution, habitats and uses. It also gives comprehensive information on climate, soil, pests, diseases etc ].