| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Chamaecytisus austriacus (L.) Link trib. Genisteae |
| Synonyms | Cytisus austriacus L. |
| Cytisus chamaecytisus Vuk. | |
| Cytisus leiotrichus Borbás | |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Description | leaves caducous, trifoliolate, leaflets oblong, obovate or lanceolate, 15-25mm long, densely sericeous, flowers to 2cm long in compact terminal head |
| Size | 15-60cm |
| Color | dark yellow |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | decumbent shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months, cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Middle Europe (Czechoslovakia , Hungary ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Romania , Turkey-in-Europe , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Krym , Central European Russia , South European Russia , Ukraine ) Asia-Temperate Caucasus (North Caucasus ) Western Asia (East Aegean Is. , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
austriacus stefanoffii (Stoj.) Kuzmanov, Fl. Nar. Republ. Bulgariya 6: 94 (1976)
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