Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Chamaecytisus hirsutus (L.) Link trib. Genisteae |
Synonyms | Cytisus hirsutus L. |
Cytisus alpestris Schur | |
Cytisus capitatus Scop. | |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | hirsute, leaves deciduous, trifoliolate, leaflets elliptic to obovate, 6-20mm long, flowers 20-25mm long, 1-4, in cluster |
Size | 30-90cm |
Color | pink, yellow |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | |
Type | 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 (Austria , Czechoslovakia , Hungary ) Southwestern Europe Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Romania , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
hirsutus polytrichus (M.Bieb.) Ponert, Feddes Repert. 83(9-10): 619 (1973)
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