Genista pilosa L.

Hairy greenweed (en), Genêt velu (fr), Genette (fr), Genêt poilu (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Genista

Characteristics

A shrub.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 2.0
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It suits hardiness zones 9-11.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses environmental use wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity toxic (aerial)
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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 pilosa habit picture by Olivier Brosseau (cc-by-sa)
Genista pilosa habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Genista pilosa habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Genista pilosa leaf picture by Терн Саша (cc-by-sa)
Genista pilosa leaf picture by Franck BONIFACE (cc-by-sa)
Genista pilosa leaf picture by Llandrich anna (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Genista pilosa flower picture by SoPhie (cc-by-sa)
Genista pilosa flower picture by Olivier Brosseau (cc-by-sa)
Genista pilosa flower picture by Olivier Brosseau (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Genista pilosa fruit picture by Acosta García Isabel (cc-by-sa)
Genista pilosa fruit picture by Fabrice Mélet (cc-by-sa)
Genista pilosa fruit picture by Daniel Bourget (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Genista pilosa world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, France, Hungary, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:496255-1
WFO ID wfo-0000213757
COL ID 3FLBZ
BDTFX ID 29577
INPN ID 99798
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Genistoides tuberculata Telinaria pilosa Genista pilosa Spartium pilosum Genista repens Chamaesparton pilosum Cytisus pilosus Genista nodosa

Lower taxons

Genista pilosa subsp. cebennensis Genista pilosa subsp. jordanii Genista pilosa subsp. pilosa Genista pilosa subsp. villarsii Genista pilosa var. campestris Genista pilosa var. erecta Genista pilosa var. jordanii Genista pilosa var. microphylla Genista pilosa var. nodosa Genista pilosa var. prostrata Genista pilosa var. subalpina Genista pilosa var. sylvatica