| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Genista radiata (L.) Scop. trib. Genisteae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Carniol., ed. 2, 2: 51 (1771) |
| Native Range | e. Switzerland to sw. Romania |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 200-1500m |
| 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 | 20-50cm |
| Color | dark yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 |
| Synonyms | Asterocytisus radiatus Schur ex Fuss Cytisanthus radiatus (L.) O.Lang Cytisanthus sericopetalus (Buchegger) Holub Cytisus radiatus (L.) W.D.J.Koch Enantiosparton radiatum (L.) K.Koch Genista radiata var. sericopetala Buchegger Lugaion radiatum (L.) Raf. Spartium radiatum L. Telinaria radiata (L.) C.Presl |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) |