Cytisus hirsutus
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|taxon = Cytisus hirsutus
|authority = L.
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- Chamaecytisus ciliatus (Wahlenb.) Rothm.
- Chamaecytisus hirsutissimus (K.Koch) Czerep.
- Chamaecytisus hirsutus (L.) Link
- Chamaecytisus leucotrichus (Schur) Czerep.
- Chamaecytisus polytrichus (M.Bieb.) Rothm.
- Chamaecytisus proteus (Zum.) Holub
- Chamaecytisus supinus (L.) Link
- Cytisus aggregatus Schur
- Cytisus alpestris Schur
- Cytisus capitatus Scop.
- Cytisus ciliatus Wahlenb.
- Cytisus colchicus Albov
- Cytisus falcatus Waldst. & Kit.
- Cytisus gallicus A.Kern.
- Cytisus hirsutissimus K.Koch
- Cytisus leucotrichus (Schur) Schur
- Cytisus polytrichus M.Bieb.
- Cytisus prostratus Scop.
- Cytisus proteus Zum.
- Cytisus pumilus De Not.
- Cytisus supinus L.
- Genista capitata (Scop.) Scheele
- Genista supina (L.) Scheele
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|synonyms_ref = {{cite web
|url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Cytisus+hirsutus
|title=The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species
|access-date=April 3, 2014}}
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Cytisus hirsutus (clustered broom or hairy broom) is a perennial plant belonging to the genus Cytisus of the family Fabaceae.
Description
Cytisus hirsutus reaches on average {{convert|30|-|40|cm}} of height, with a maximum height of about {{convert|100|cm}}. 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, {{convert|18|-|25|mm}} 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 {{convert|25|-|40|mm}} long, very hairy and mature in late Summer.
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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. They are typically found at an altitude of {{convert|0|-|1500|m}}.
References
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- Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia - Edagricole – 1982. vol. III
- Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea
- {{GRIN}}
External links
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- [https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id445555/ Biolib]
- [http://zipcodezoo.com/Plants/C/Cytisus_hirsutus/ Cytisus hirsutus]
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