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Genista tinctoria L.

Dyer's greenweed (en), Genêt des teinturiers (fr), Petit Genêt (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Genista

Characteristics

Slender shrub to 1(–2) m; lvs simple, sessile, elliptic to lanceolate, 1–3(–5) cm × 3–10(–15) mm; racemes erect, 3–6 cm, leafy-bracteate, often several and forming a terminal panicle; fls 10–15 mm; pods 1.5–3 cm × 5 mm; 2n=48. Native of Europe, escaped from cult. in dry sterile soil from Me. and n. N.Y. to Va. June–Sept.
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A shrub. It loses its leaves during the year. It is 45-90 cm high and spreading 90-120 cm wide. The stems are green. The leaves are dark green. They are 2.5 cm long. They have fine hairs underneath. The flowers occur in slender short spires. They are yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.75 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.5
Root diameter (meter) 0.2
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Meadows, pastures, heaths and the edges of fields, especially on poor soils.
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It is frost hardy. Temperate. It suits hardiness zones 2-9.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 2-7

Usage

The flower buds are pickled and used as a substitute for capers. Seeds have been used as a substitute for coffee.
Uses coffee substitute dye environmental use fiber material medicinal ornamental seasoning
Edible flowers leaves seeds
Therapeutic use Cancer (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Wen (unspecified), Home-Remedy (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified)
Human toxicity strong toxic (aerial)
Animal toxicity strong toxic (aerial)

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed. They can also be grown by cuttings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 17 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment scarification soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -35
Optimum temperature (C°) 14 - 20
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Genista tinctoria habit picture by terhemis (cc-by-sa)
Genista tinctoria habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Genista tinctoria habit picture by Philippe Levarlet (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Genista tinctoria leaf picture by francesco calderaro (cc-by-sa)
Genista tinctoria leaf picture by Frédéric Frédéric Leviez (cc-by-sa)
Genista tinctoria leaf picture by Petra Marinko (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Genista tinctoria flower picture by Alain Lagrave (cc-by-sa)
Genista tinctoria flower picture by Lisbeth PEYRE (cc-by-sa)
Genista tinctoria flower picture by Giuliano Giacometti (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Genista tinctoria fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Genista tinctoria fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Genista tinctoria fruit picture by Tomaž Jančar (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Genista tinctoria world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova (Republic of), Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:496408-1
WFO ID wfo-0000213769
COL ID 3FLDY
BDTFX ID 29623
INPN ID 99828
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Genista tinctoria f. pubescens Genista pubescens Cytisus tinctoria Genista ptilophylla Genista virgata Genista elata Genista tanaitica Genista donetzica Genista elatior Genista marginata Genista oligosperma Genistoides tinctoria Genista anxantica Genista alpestris Genista patula Genista campestris Genista coriacea Genista delarbrei Genista frutescens Genista inermis Genista italica Genista nervata Genista pratensis Genista salicifolia Genista stenophylla Corniola virgata Cytisus frutescens Genista multibracteata Genista tenorei Genista pubescens Genista banatica Genista tenorii Corniola tinctoria Genista calcicola Genista incubacea Genista inermis Genista polytricha Cytisus tinctorius Spartium tinctorium Genista perreymondii Genistoides elata Genista humilis Corniola anxanthica Genista tinctoria var. campestris Genista tinctoria var. oligosperma Genista tinctoria subsp. elata Genista tinctoria subsp. pubescens Genista tinctoria var. banatica Genista tinctoria var. pubescens Genista tinctoria f. hungarica Genista tinctoria

Lower taxons

Genista tinctoria subsp. littoralis Genista tinctoria subsp. oligosperma Genista tinctoria subsp. tinctoria Genista tinctoria subsp. insubrica Genista tinctoria subsp. oligosperma
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