Chamaecytisus hirsutus

Chamaecytisus hirsutus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Chamaecytisus
Species:	C. hirsutus
Binomial name
Chamaecytisus hirsutus (L.) Link (1829)
Synonyms
Chamaecytisus Aggregatus Chamaecytisus ciliatus (Wahlenb.)rothm. Chamaecytisus hirsutissimus (K. Koch)czerep. Chamaecytisus hirsutus (L.)link Chamaecytisus leucotrichus (Schur)czerep. Chamaecytisus supinus aggregatus (Schur)a. & D. Love Chamaecytisus supinus (L.)link Cytisus aggregatus Schur Cytisus alpestris Schur Cytisus capitatus Scop. Cytisus colchicus Albov Cytisus falcatus Waldst. & Kit. Cytisus gallicus A. Kern. Cytisus hirsutus ciliatus (Wahlenb.)asch. & Graebn. Cytisus hirsutus hirsutus L. Cytisus hirsutus leucotrichus (Schur)asch. & Graebn. Cytisus hirsutus ponticus Nyman Cytisus leucotrichus (Schur) schur Cytisus prostratus Scop. Cytisus pumilus De Not. Genista capitata (Scop.) scheele Genista hirta elongata (Scheele) rouy Genista pedunculata pedunculata L'Her. Genista supina (L.) scheele

Chamaecytisus hirsutus, common name: Clustered Broom or Hairy Broom, is a perennial plant belonging to the genus Chamaecytisus of the Fabaceae family.

Description

Chamaecytisus hirsutus reaches on average 30–40 centimetres (12–16 in) of height, with a maximun height of about 100 centimetres (39 in). The stem is more or less ascendent, woody in the lower part, branched, with ascending annual and herbaceous branches (suffruticose) with hairs 3 millimeters long (hence the Latin name hirsutus of this species, meaning hairy). The small deciduous leaves are trifoliate, ovate to elliptic, hairy on both sides, 18–25 millimetres (0.71–0.98 in) long, with a petiole. The flowers are initially orange-yellow, then tend to be colored with reddish-brown. The flowering period extends from April through June. Its legumes (seed pods) are 25–40 millimetres (0.98–1.6 in) long, very hairy and mature in late Summer.

Gallery

Flower of Chamaecytisus hirsutus

Flower of Chamaecytisus hirsutus

Leaves of Chamaecytisus hirsutus

Distribution

This plant occurs in Turkey, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Switzerland, Albania, Bulgaria, former Yugoslavia, Greece, Italy, Romania and France.

Habitat

These plants can be found on calcareous and arid environments, such as dry meadows and slopes at the edge of the woods. The are typically found at an altitude of 0–1,500 metres (0–4,900 ft).

References

• Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia - Edagricole – 1982. vol. III
• Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea
• USDA

External links

• Biolib
• Cytisus hirsutus