Chamaecytisus hirsutus

The status, affinity, scope or nomenclature of this taxon is disputed.

Please see discussion on the talk page.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Genisteae
Genus: Chamaecytisus
Species: Chamaecytisus hirsutus
Subspecies: C. h. subsp. hirsutus – C. h. subsp. polytrichus

Name

Chamaecytisus hirsutus (L.) Link, Handb. 2: 155 (1831).
Note: The references below differ in accepting this taxon or Cytisus hirsutus.

Synonyms

Basionym
- Cytisus hirsutus L., Sp. Pl. 2: 739 (1753).
Homotypic
- Genista polytricha Scheele, Flora 26: 438 (1843).
- Cytisus prostratus var. hirsutus (L.) Vis. & Sacc., Atti Ist. Veneto Sci. Lett. Arti, Cl. Sci. Mat. Nat., ser. 3, 14: 1739 (1869), nom. superfl.
- Cytisus hirsutus var. genuinus Briq., Étud. Cytises Alpes Mar.: 170 (1894), nom. inval.

Hybrids

Cytisus × ceticus Dostál

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Yugoslavia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 739. Reference page.

Additional references

Cristofolini, G. & Jarvis, C.E. 1991. On the Status of Cytisus hirsutus and C. supinus (Fabaceae). Taxon 40(3): 495–498. DOI: 10.2307/1223234 JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Chamaecytisus hirsutus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Chamaecytisus hirsutus. Published online. Accessed: Jan 15 2021. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2021. Chamaecytisus hirsutus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Jan 2021. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Chamaecytisus hirsutus. Accessed: 16 May 2025.
Tela Botanica (ed.) 2000 onwards: Tela Botanica. Le réseau de la botanique francophone. eFlore. Chamaecytisus hirsutus. Association Tela Botanica, Montpellier, France. Accessed: 2012 Jan 11.

Vernacular names

català: Ginestola gàl·lica
Deutsch: Kopf-Zwergginster
English: big-flower broom
eesti: Karedakarvane luudpõõsas
français: Cytise hérissé
polski: Szczodrzeniec szorstki