Laburnum alpinum (Mill.) Bercht. & J.Presl

Alpine laburnum (en), Cytise des Alpes (fr), Aubour des Alpes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Laburnum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 6.0
Mature height (meter) 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Stony hillsides of mountain woodlands and scrub; at elevations from 500-2,000 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

Uses material medicinal ornamental poison timber wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity very strong toxic (whole)
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -25
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Laburnum alpinum habit picture by brio_blu (cc-by-sa)
Laburnum alpinum habit picture by Lydia Palmarini-Pachonski (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Laburnum alpinum leaf picture by Jani Zadrgal (cc-by-sa)
Laburnum alpinum leaf picture by Luca Moretti (cc-by-sa)
Laburnum alpinum leaf picture by Giovanni Leonardi (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Laburnum alpinum flower picture by Flora Tavernier (cc-by-sa)
Laburnum alpinum flower picture by Leela Giulia (cc-by-sa)
Laburnum alpinum flower picture by laura laura (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Laburnum alpinum fruit picture by Jani Zadrgal (cc-by-sa)
Laburnum alpinum fruit picture by asokha (cc-by-sa)
Laburnum alpinum fruit picture by koozmim (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Laburnum alpinum world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Spain, France, Greece, and Slovakia

Conservation status

Laburnum alpinum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:489612-1
WFO ID wfo-0000213799
COL ID 3RL8H
BDTFX ID 37288
INPN ID 104715
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Laburnum alpinum Cytisus alpinus Cytisus angustifolius Spartium alpinum Laburnum alpinum f. autumnale Laburnum alpinum f. pendulum Cytisus alpinus var. pendulus Cytisus alpinus var. pilosus Cytisus laburnum subsp. alpinus Laburnum alpinum var. autumnale Laburnum alpinum var. pendulum Laburnum alpinum var. pilosum