Colutea orientalis Mill.

Oriental Bladder Senna

Fabaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Genus: Colutea ()

Synonyms

Colutea orientalis
Colutea aperta
Colutea cruenta
Colutea purpurea
Colutea sanguinea

Related species

Colutea arborescens L. - Bladder-Senna
Colutea orientalis Mill. - Oriental Bladder Senna

Traits


    Slightly toxic, mostly shrubby, up to 9 m tall. inflorescence: racemose, pendulous. flowers: brownish to yellowish, often with reddish pattern. filaments: 1 free and 9 tubular-fused. fruits: legumes, Ø 20–40 mm, cross-section considerably inflated. lateral branches: ...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Colutea orientalis

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Ecology

Colutea orientalis

Colutea orientalis

Status

  • neophyte being in naturalization

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, ruderal vegetation, parks, gardens

  • in alkaline, dry habitats

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