Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Genista humifusa L. trib. Genisteae |
Bibliography | Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1157 (1759) |
Native Range | Caucasus |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves ovate or oblong-ovate, coriaceous, pubescent, 7-14mm, raceme short, few flowered, leafy, flowers 12-13mm long, glabrous |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | 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 | Genista commixta Spach Genista humifusa ssp. lipskyi Novopokr. & Schischk. Genista lipskyi (Novopokr. & Schischk.) Novopokr. & Schischk. Genista sachokiana A.I.Kuth. Telinaria humifusa (L.) C.Presl |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) |