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Hippocrepis emerus (L.) Lassen

scorpion senna (Fabaceae / Leguminosae)

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Hippocrepis emerus is a shrub native to the mountains of southern Europe, with outlying populations on Öland and Gotland in Sweden, and around Kragerø in southern Norway.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2016-01-15

 scorpion senna / Hippocrepis emerus: _Hippocrepis emerus_ is a shrub native to the mountains of southern Europe, with outlying populations on Öland and Gotland in Sweden, and around Kragerø in southern Norway.

The claw (narrow part) of the wing and standard petals are much longer than the calyx in Hippocrepis emerus, distinguishing it from Coronilla valentina.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2016-01-15

 scorpion senna / Hippocrepis emerus: The claw (narrow part) of the wing and standard petals are much longer than the calyx in _Hippocrepis emerus_, distinguishing it from _Coronilla valentina_.

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