Genista tinctoria L. (syn. Genista ovata Waldst. & Kit.)

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Genista // Species: Genista tinctoria L. (syn. Genista ovata Waldst. & Kit.)

Determined as Genista ovata Waldst. & Kit. according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001). In Flora Europaea, Tutin et al. (1968) included this taxon within Genista tinctoria L. Similarly, in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010) Genista ovata Waldst. & Kit.) is considered a synonym of Genista tinctoria L.

Lifeform: Perennial, subshrub. Chamaephyte (nanophanerophyte) according to the Raunkiær system.

Habitat:  Found in sparse woods, inclearings and on the edges of mixed oak forests.

Flowering period:  Late spring – early summer (MAY, JUN).

References:

Micevski, K. (2001). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 5. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

The Euro+Med PlantBase. Source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010a. (copyright © ILDIS). Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Genista%20ovata&PTRefFk=8500000 [Accessed 18.06.2021].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2: Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.