Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Genista pumila (Hervier) Vierh. trib. Genisteae |
Bibliography | Verh. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 69: 181 (1919) |
Native Range | ec. & s. Spain |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 400-1700m |
Description | leaves alternate, leaflets single, 1-3mm, sericeous, lanceolate-elliptic or obovate, truncate, flowers axillary, solitary or of 2, calyx campanulate, corolla 8-12mm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
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 | Genista baetica var. pumila Hervier Genista baetica ssp. pumila (Hervier) Fern.Casas Genista elias-sennenii Uribe-Ech. & Urrutia Genista lobelii var. pumila Degen & Hervier Genista pumila ssp. elias-sennenii (Uribe-Ech. & Urrutia) Rivas Mart. Genista versicolor ssp. pumila (Hervier) Fern.Casas |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) |