Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Genus: Genista (Broom)

Synonyms

Related species

Genista sagittalis L. - Winged Greenweed
Genista pilosa L. - Hairy Greenweed
Genista tinctoria L. - Dyer's Greenweed
Genista germanica L. - German Greenweed
Genista anglica L. - Petty Whin

Traits

Dwarf shrub, 20–80 cm tall. inflorescence: racemose. flowers: yellowish. pedicels: much shorter than the calyx. corolla: at least 2‑times as long as the calyx. calyx: 2‑lipped. calyx-lobes: longer than the calyx-tube. filaments: all 10 tubular-fused. fruits: legumes,...

You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe

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.

Distribution in Germany

Legend

	Natural, established occurences
	Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Links

• BRC.UK (english)
• wiki (english)
• Floraweb (deutsch)
• inflora.CH (deutsch)
• wiki (deutsch)
• Tela Botanica (français)
• inflora.CH (français)
• wiki (français)
• inflora.CH (italiano)