Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Genista carpetana Leresche ex Lange trib. Genisteae |
Bibliography | Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjobenhavn 1878: 237 (1878) |
Native Range | n. & wc. Spain |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1000-2100m |
Description | spinose, leaves alternate, leaflets single, grey sericeous, 4-8mm, oblong or lanceolate, flowers in short, terminal racemes, calyx campanulate, corolla 8-10mm, glabrous |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |