Cytisus
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| Cytisus scoparius | |
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Clade: | Core Genistoids |
| Tribe: | Genisteae |
| Genus: | Cytisus Desf.(1798), nom. cons. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cytisusis agenusofflowering plantsin thefamilyFabaceae,nativeto open sites (typicallyscrubandheathland) in Europe, western Asia and North Africa. It belongs to thesubfamilyFaboideae, and is one of several genera in the tribeGenisteaewhich are commonly calledbrooms.They are shrubs producing masses of brightly coloured, pea-like flowers, often highly fragrant.[2]Members of the segregate generaCalicotome,Chamaecytisus,andLembotropisare sometimes included inCytisus.[3]
Species
[edit]As of August 2023[update],Kew'sPlants of the World Onlineaccepted the following species and natural hybrids:[1]
- Cytisus acutangulusJaub. & Spach
- Cytisus aeolicusGuss.
- Cytisus agnipilusVelen.
- Cytisus anatolicus(Güner) Vural
- Cytisus arboreus(Desf.) DC.
- Cytisus ardoinoiE.Fourn.
- Cytisus balansae(Boiss.) Ball
- Cytisus cantabricus(Willk.) Rchb.f. & Beck
- Cytisus × cetiusBeck
- Cytisus commutatus(Willk.) Briq.
- Cytisus decumbens(Durande) Spach
- Cytisus dieckii(Lange) Fern.Prieto, Nava, Fern.Casado, M.Herrera, Bueno Sánchez, Sa
- Cytisus emeriflorusRchb.
- Cytisus filipesWebb
- Cytisus fontanesiiSpach ex Ball
- Cytisus grandiflorusDC.
- Cytisus gueneri(H.Duman, Ba?er & Malyer) Vural
- Cytisus kerneriBłocki
- Cytisus malacitanusBoiss.
- Cytisus × milleniiBorbás
- Cytisus multiflorus(L'Hér.) Sweet
- Cytisus nigricansL.
- Cytisus orientalisLoisel.
- Cytisus oromediterraneusRivas Mart. & al.
- Cytisus osyrioidesSvent.
- Cytisus procumbens(Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.) Spreng.
- Cytisus proteusZumagl.
- Cytisus scoparius(L.) Link
- Cytisus striatus(Hill) Rothm.
- Cytisus supranubius(L.f.) Kuntze
- Cytisus × versicolorDippel
- Cytisus villosusPourr.
Award of Garden Merit cultivars
[edit]Species have been widely cultivated andhybridised,and the followingcultivarshave gained theRoyal Horticultural Society'sAward of Garden Merit:
- Cytisus×beanii[4]
- Cytisus×boskoopii'Boskoop Ruby'[5](deep crimson flowers,[6])
- Cytisus×boskoopii'Zeelandia'[7](lilac, pink and cream flowers,[6])
- Cytisus'Burkwoodii'[8](cerise red or crimson red and yellow edged flowers,[6])
- Cytisus'Hollandia'[9](red and pale cream flowers,[6])
- Cytisus×kewensis[10](Cytisus ardoinii×Cytisus multiflorus;small, prostrate shrub with cream flowers)
- Cytisus'Lena'[11]
- Cytisus nigricans'Cyni'[12]
- Cytisus × praecox'Allgold'[13](yellow flowers)
- Cytisus×praecox'Warminster'[14](pale yellow flowers)
References
[edit]- ^ab"CytisusDesf ".Plants of the World Online.Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.Retrieved17 August2023.
- ^RHS A–Z encyclopedia of garden plants.United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136.ISBN978-1405332965.
- ^"ILDIS LegumeWeb entry forCytisus".International Legume Database & Information Service.Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics.Retrieved17 April2014.
- ^"Cytisus×beanii".RHS.Retrieved5 May2020.
- ^"RHS Plant Selector—Cytisus×boskoopii'Boskoop Ruby'".Retrieved15 April2020.
- ^abcdAndy McIndoeThe Horticulture Gardener’s Guides - Shrubs (2005),p. 144, atGoogle Books
- ^"RHS Plant Selector -Cytisus×boskoopii'Zeelandia'".Retrieved15 April2020.
- ^"RHS Plant Selector—Cytisus'Burkwoodii'".Retrieved15 April2020.
- ^"RHS Plant Selector—Cytisus'Hollandia'".Retrieved15 April2020.
- ^"RHS Plant Selector—Cytisus×kewensis".Retrieved15 April2020.
- ^"Cytisus'Lena'".RHS.Retrieved5 May2020.
- ^"Cytisus nigricans'Cyni'".RHS.Retrieved5 May2020.
- ^"RHS Plant Selector—Cytisus×praecox'Allgold'".Retrieved15 April2020.
- ^"RHS Plant Selector—Cytisus×praecox'Warminster'".Retrieved15 April2020.
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