Missouri Plants Crown vetch   (Securigera varia) Tracheophyta: Angiospermae: Dicot: Legume (Fabaceae) Non-native from Eurasia Habitat: full sun waste areas. ID Features: pink and white flowers, pinnate leaves. Natural History: Crown vetch grows as a "weed" in untended areas throughout the state. The flowers are pink and white while the plant has pinnately compound leaves. The highway department planted crown vetch along road cuts to prevent erosion.

The information is from: Missouri Wildflowers by Edgar Denison, 5th Edition, Missouri Department of Conservation, ©1998.