| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Genista hispanica L. trib. Genisteae |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 711 (1753) |
| Native Range | s. France to Spain |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | branchlets interlaced, spinose, leaves elliptic, 6-10mm long, abaxially sparsely adpressed hirsute, flowers ca. 1cm long in umbelate raceme |
| Size | 40-60cm |
| Color | rich bright 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 hispanica var. hirsuta Willk. Lissera hispanica (L.) Fourr. Nepa aragonensis Loscos ex Willk. & Lange Scorpius hispanicus Pourr. ex Wilk. & Lange Scorpius juniperiformis Pourr. ex Willk. & Lange Spartium hispanicum (L.) Spreng. Telinaria hispanica (L.) C.Presl Ulex hispanicus (L.) hort. Ulex nanus hort. Voglera hispanica (L.) Fourr. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |