The genus
Securigera contains a number of plant species commonly referred to as
crownvetch. It is a segregate of the genus
Coronilla. The name
Securigera was first published by A. P. de Candolle in 1805 with the single species
Securigera coronilla, which is now considered to be a synonym of
Securigera securidaca (L.) Degen & Dörfl. (1897), based on the earlier publication of the same taxon as
Coronilla securidaca L. in 1753.
(Wikipedia)