小冠花(Coronilla varia L.)系豆科多年生草本植物,原产于南欧和东地中海地区,1973年我国从美国少量引进,1984年我场开始引种。经几年的试种和观察,发现它具有很强的适应性,不仅是反刍牲畜的优质饲草,而且也是水土保持、改良土壤的先锋植物。但因其种子硬实率高达60～70％, Corolla variabilis (Coronilla varia L.) Department of perennial leguminous plants, native to southern Europe and the eastern Mediterranean region, China in 1973 a small amount of the introduction of the United States, 1984 I started the market introduction. After several years of trial planting and observation, it found that it has a strong adaptability, not only high quality forage ruminant livestock, but also soil and water conservation, soil improvement pioneer plants. However, due to its hard seed rate as high as 60 to 70%