Genista sagittalis L.

Genistrolle (fr), Genêt sagitté (fr), Genêt ailé (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Genista

Characteristics

A shrub.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

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

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs scarification and soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 16 - 19
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment scarification soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Genista sagittalis habit picture by chantal c (cc-by-sa)
Genista sagittalis habit picture by Bernard Haute Savoie (cc-by-sa)
Genista sagittalis habit picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Genista sagittalis leaf picture by grutz (cc-by-sa)
Genista sagittalis leaf picture by Aurélie Saldo (cc-by-sa)
Genista sagittalis leaf picture by Alain Bigou (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Genista sagittalis flower picture by Jacques Maréchal (cc-by-sa)
Genista sagittalis flower picture by Nathalie Millet (cc-by-sa)
Genista sagittalis flower picture by Patrick Nard (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Genista sagittalis fruit picture by eric Duparc (cc-by-sa)
Genista sagittalis fruit picture by Fabien Mikol (cc-by-sa)
Genista sagittalis fruit picture by Merche Lázaro (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Genista sagittalis world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Germany, France, Greece, Hungary, Moldova (Republic of), Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine

Conservation status

Genista sagittalis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:496318-1
WFO ID wfo-0000214596
COL ID 3FLCT
BDTFX ID 29597
INPN ID 99810
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Cytisus sagittalis Pterospartum sagittale Genistella sagittalis Telinaria sagittalis Euteline sagittalis Saltzwedelia sagittalis Saltzwedelia tetragona Genista minima Genista minor Genista herbacea Chamaespartium sagittale Genistella racemosa Spartium sagittale Syspone sagittalis Genistella sagittalis subsp. sagittalis Genistella sagittalis subsp. delphinensis Chamaespartium sagittale var. vilosa Genista sagittalis

Lower taxons

Genista sagittalis subsp. delphinensis Genista sagittalis subsp. undulata Genista sagittalis subsp. sagittalis