Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Genista radiata (L.) Scop. trib. Genisteae |
Synonyms | Spartium radiatum L. |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves caducous, trifoliolate, leaflets oblanceolate, 5-20mm long, abaxially sericeous, flowers 4-12, ca. 12-15mm long, in terminal clusters, pod lanate, falcate-acuminate |
Size | 50-100cm |
Color | dark yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | rounded 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
Middle Europe (Austria , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Greece , Romania , Yugoslavia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FABACEAE
|