Genista tenera (jacq. ex Murray) Kuntze

Madeira broom (en), Genêt (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Genista

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite shrub. It grows 3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Exposed rocky slopes and ravines, as well as clearings or margins of the forest; at elevations from sea level to 1,700 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses wood
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

Genista tenera unspecified picture

Distribution

Genista tenera world distribution map, present in Portugal

Conservation status

Genista tenera threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:496392-1
WFO ID wfo-0000186842
COL ID 3FLDT
BDTFX ID 120794
INPN ID 124474
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Teline congesta Genista tenera Cytisus congestus Telinaria virgata Telinaria congesta Spartium virgatum Genista congesta Genista gracilis Cytisus virgatus Cytisus tener Spartium congestum Galactia tenera

Lower taxons

Genista tenera var. sericea