Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Genus: Genista (Broom)
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
Highly toxic, dwarf shrub, 30–60 cm tall. inflorescence:
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.
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, bogs, sedge-lands, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths, ruderal vegetation
in nutrient-poor, periodically wet habitats