Sulla coronaria is a perennial herb native to Malta, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, southern Italy and Spain, cultivated for animal fodder and hay, and for honey production.
The plant is deep-rooted and drought-resistant, growing to 1âÂÂ1.5 m tall with leaves imparipinnate with 7âÂÂ11 leaflets. Flowers are red, with the standard 12âÂÂ15 mm long; fruits are jointed and made of 2âÂÂ4 spinulose articles. Pods have a yellow thorny surface that turns brown at maturity.