| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Chamaecytisus spinescens Rothm. trib. Genisteae |
| Bibliography | Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 53: 143 (1944) |
| Native Range | c. & s. Italy, w. & s. Balkan Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 0-1100m |
| Description | branchlets in youth appressed white pubescent, later spiny, leaflets 3-11mm, obovate-cuneate, adaxially appressed pubescent, abaxially sericeous, flowers of 1-2, ca. 3cm long |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | pale yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| 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 | Chamaecytisus spinescens var. candidus (C.Presl) Asch. & Graebn. Chamaecytisus spinescens var. ramosissimus (Fiori) Fen. Cytisus apulus Ten. & Guss. ex Nyman Cytisus argyreius Rchb. Cytisus candidus C.Presl Cytisus nanus Sieber ex C.Presl Cytisus ramosissimus Ten. Cytisus ramosissimus var. glabratus Ten. Cytisus ratisbonensis var. subspinescens DC. Cytisus spinescens C.Presl Cytisus spinescens ssp. ala-venti Radič Cytisus spinescens var. ciliatus W.D.J.Koch Cytisus spinescens var. pollinensis N.Terracc. Cytisus spinescens f. ramosissimus Fiori Cytisus subspinescens Briq. Cytisus subspinescens var. pollinensis (N.Terracc.) Fiori Spartium spinescens (Sieber ex Spreng.) Bertol. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |