Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Genista lobelii DC. trib. Genisteae |
Synonyms | Genista erinaceoides (Loisel.) Vierh. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-2300m |
Description | branchlets apically with spines, leaves short-lived, elliptic to obovate, 2-5mm long, flowers 1-2cm long, densely hirsute, long pedicellate, in axills of upper leaves |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | shrub, carpet |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (France) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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