| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Chamaecytisus creticus (Boiss. & Heldr.) Rothm. trib. Genisteae |
| Bibliography | Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 53: 143 (1944) |
| Native Range | s. Greece, Crete |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 0-1300m |
| Description | very ramose, branchlets smooth, spinose, leaflets of 3, 3-7mm, widest on apex, tapered to petiole, abaxially densely hirsute, flowers minute, solitary |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring, early 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 | Chamaecytisus spinescens ssp. creticus (Boiss. & Heldr.) K.I.Chr. Chamaecytisus subidaeus (Gand.) Rothm. Cytisus creticus Boiss. & Heldr, Cytisus creticus var. subidaeus (Gand.) Cristof. Cytisus subidaeus Gand. Spartium villosum Sieber ex C.Presl |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, KRI Kriti) |