Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Genista occidentalis (Rouy) H.J.Coste trib. Genisteae |
Bibliography | Fl. Descr. France 1: 298 (1901) |
Native Range | w. Pyrenees to n. Spain |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | densely ramose, spinose, basal leaves oblong-oval, obtuse, the upper large, lanceolate, flowers ca. 1cm in umbellate raceme, pod relatively long, rhombic-oblong |
Size | 8-15cm |
Color | 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 ssp. occidentalis Rouy Genista hispanica var. villosa Willk. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |