Genista maderensis (Webb & Berthel.) Lowe

Madeira dyer's greenweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Genista

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 1.5-2.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Genista maderensis world distribution map, present in Portugal and United States of America

Conservation status

Genista maderensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:496162-1
WFO ID wfo-0000185520
COL ID 6JZTF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cytisus maderensis Teline maderensis Genista maderensis