Cytisus decumbens Spach

Cytise rampant (fr), Cytise couché (fr), Cytise pédonculé (fr), Genêt prostré (fr), Cytise retombant (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Cytisus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite shrub. It grows 0.15-0.3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread autochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.3
Root system fibrous-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It suits hardiness zones 6-9.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 1-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 25 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Cytisus decumbens habit picture by nicolas Francois (cc-by-sa)
Cytisus decumbens habit picture by Emanuele Santarelli (cc-by-sa)
Cytisus decumbens habit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Cytisus decumbens leaf picture by Burgospain (cc-by-sa)
Cytisus decumbens leaf picture by beurny (cc-by-sa)
Cytisus decumbens leaf picture by MARIJAN PAVELIĆ (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cytisus decumbens flower picture by BERNARD BARDOU (cc-by-sa)
Cytisus decumbens flower picture by nicolas Francois (cc-by-sa)
Cytisus decumbens flower picture by michel leport (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Cytisus decumbens fruit picture by nicolas Francois (cc-by-sa)
Cytisus decumbens fruit picture by blooms astraea’s (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cytisus decumbens world distribution map, present in Albania, Switzerland, Spain, France, and Greece

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:489710-1
WFO ID wfo-0000213699
COL ID 33RY4
BDTFX ID 20985
INPN ID 94111
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Genista decumbens Cytisus prostratus Genista prostrata Cytisus heterophyllus Euteline decumbens Genista pedunculata l'hér. Corothamnus diffusus Genista bisflorens Genista heterophylla Corothamnus decumbens Corothamnus halleri Genista halleri Spartium decumbens Cytisus diffusus Spartium halleri Corniola diffusa Cytisus humifusus Genista pedunculata subsp. decumbens Cytisus bisflorens Cytisus decumbens

Lower taxons

Cytisus decumbens subsp. pindicola Cytisus decumbens subsp. decumbens Cytisus decumbens var. glabratus Cytisus decumbens var. pedunculatus (l'hã©r.)