Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Genista falcata Brot. trib. Genisteae |
Bibliography | Phytogr. Lusitan. Select. 1: 133 (1817) |
Native Range | Portugal to w. Spain |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | ramose, spinose, leaflets solitary, the lower ovate, obtuse, the upper lanceolate, acute, densely ciliate, flowers in terminal raceme of 2-4, pod 10-12mm long, falcate, acute |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | shrub |
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 | Scorpius falcatus Pourr. ex Willk. & Lange Scorpius serpyllifolius Pourr. ex Willk. & Lange |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal, SPA Spain) |