Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Chamaecytisus pygmaeus (Willd.) Rothm. trib. Genisteae |
Bibliography | Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 53: 144 (1944) |
Native Range | Balkan Peninsula to Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1000-2100m |
Description | leaflets 5-12mm, oblanceolate or elliptic, on both faces hirsute, flowers of 1-4 in heads, calyx densely appressed hirsute, pod 2cm long, villose |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 | Chamaecytisus austriacus ssp. pygmaeus (Willd.) Ponert Cytisus austriacus var. pygmaeus (Willd.) Stoj. & Stef. Cytisus chrysotrichus Boiss. Cytisus hirtellus Rchb. ex Nyman Cytisus pygmaeus Willd. Cytisus supinus var. pygmaeus (Willd.) Briq. Cytisus thirkeanus K.Koch |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |