Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. November 2011. Scientific name: Securigera varia (L.) Lassen Common name(s): crownvetch, crown vetch, purple crown vetch Link(s): USDA PLANTS Profile, Go Botany Images: (to see enlargements [PC]: click on image, then right click and choose “view image”)