Hedysarum coronarium
Synonym: Sulla coronaria.
English: French honeysuckle; Cock's head; Italian sainfoin; Sulla; Soola.
Region: Malta, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, southern Italy, Spain.
Use: cultivated for animal fodder and hay; honey production.
Botany
Perennial herb; 1–1.5 m tall.
Roots: deep-rooted; drought-resistant.
Leaves: imparipinnate; 7–11 leaflets.
Flowers: red; 12–15 mm long.
Fruits: jointed of 2–4 spinulose articles; pods have a yellow thorny surface, brown at maturity.