Genista cinerea (Vill.) Dc.

Genêt cendré (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Genista

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 0.8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 0.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Genista cinerea habit picture by Cerise (cc-by-sa)
Genista cinerea habit picture by Valérie (cc-by-sa)
Genista cinerea habit picture by candy Bellon (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Genista cinerea leaf picture by Fabio Menotti (cc-by-sa)
Genista cinerea leaf picture by Chrisrine Izquierdo (cc-by-sa)
Genista cinerea leaf picture by J. J. R. (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Genista cinerea flower picture by pujol joyce (cc-by-sa)
Genista cinerea flower picture by Almira Herrero (cc-by-sa)
Genista cinerea flower picture by Almira Herrero (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Genista cinerea fruit picture by Sebastiano Sebastiano (cc-by-sa)
Genista cinerea fruit picture by J. J. R. (cc-by-sa)
Genista cinerea fruit picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Genista cinerea world distribution map, present in Algeria, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Italy, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:495956-1
WFO ID wfo-0000186918
COL ID 3FL8Q
BDTFX ID 29490
INPN ID 99735
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Genista cinerea Spartium aragonense Cytisus cinereus Spartium cinereum Genista scoparia Genista ephedrifolia Genistella verticillata Genista cinerea subsp. cinerea Telinaria cinerea Genista cinerea subsp. rosmarinetorum Genista cinerea subsp. speciosa

Lower taxons

Genista cinerea subsp. leptoclada Genista cinerea subsp. murcica