Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Echinospartum boissieri (Spach) Rothm. trib. Genisteae |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 72: 83 (1941) |
Native Range | se. Spain |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 750-2200m |
Description | branchlets spinose, leaves petiolate, 5-10mm, linear or oblanceolate, revolute, sericeous, inflorescence 2-4-flowered, calyx lanate, corolla 12-16mm long |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Echinospartum boissieri ssp. webbii (Spach) Smythies Echinospartum webbii (Spach) Malag. Genista boissieri Spach Genista boissieri var. longiseta Cuatrec. Genista boissieri ssp. webbii (Spach) Rivas Goday Genista horrida var. eriocalyx Boiss. Genista lusitanica Boiss. Genista webbii Spach Genista webbii var. boissieri (Spach) C.Vicioso Retama monosperma var. webbii (Spach) Maire Retama webbii (Spach) Webb |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |