Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Chamaecytisus pygmaeus (Willd.) Rothm. trib. Genisteae |
Synonyms | Cytisus pygmaeus Willd. |
Cytisus chrysotrichus Boiss. | |
Cytisus hirtellus Rchb. ex Nyman | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-2100m |
Description | leaflets 5-12mm, oblanceolate or elliptic, on both faces hirsute, flowers of 1-4 in heads, calyx densely appressed hirsute, pod 2cm long, villose |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | compact shrub |
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
Southeastern Europe (Bulgaria , Turkey-in-Europe , Yugoslavia ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
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