Parent species is native to Northern Africa: Algeria; Libya; Morocco; Tunisia; Western Asia: Turkey; Southeastern Europe: Albania; Former Yugoslavia; Greece; Italy Southwestern Europe: France; Portugal; Spain Present in Albania (native); Algeria (native); Balearic Is (uncertain); East Aegean Is(Greek) (native); France (native); Great Britain (introduced); Greece (native); Italy (native); Kenya (introduced); Kriti (native); Libya (native); Malta (native); Morocco (native); Portugal (native); Sardegna (native); Sicilia (native); Spain (native); Tunisia (native); Turkey in Asia (native).
Coronilla valentina (scorpion vetch) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Coronilla of the legume family Fabaceae, native to Portugal, Spain, Malta and Croatia (Dalmatia). It is endemic to Valentia. It is an evergreen shrub growing to 80 cm (31 in) tall and wide, with pea-like foliage and fragrant, brilliant yellow flowers in spring and summer, followed by slender pods.
The subspecies C. valentina subsp. glauca (syn. C. glauca) and its cultivar 'Citrina' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Linnaeus observed that the flowers, remarkably fragrant in the daytime, are almost scentless at night.