Genista carinalis Griseb.

Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Genista // Species: Genista carinalis Griseb.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (2001) and by Gibbs in Tutin et al. (1968).

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

Distribution: Native from Southeast Europe to Turkey according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Found in dry grasslands, hill pastures, rocky terrains, river gorges, clearings and edges of forests. Recorded from the lower part of the mountain up to c. 1200 m altitude.

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

Locality: ridge between “Kochanska” River and “Orizarska” Rivers.

*Genista carinalis*– habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Kochanska” and “Orizarska” rivers, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: village of Ratkovica region.

*Genista carinalis* – habit. Osogovo, village of Ratkovica region, 15.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Genista carinalis Griseb. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:495948-1 [Accessed 13.10.2021].

Genista carinalis. The Euro+Med Plantbase. Source: 2010: ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS). https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/de8d1e89-c88a-4dbd-aa67-73c5865f998a [Accessed 24.01.2026].

Micevski, K. 2001. Genista L., The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia. Vol. I, Book 5. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1145–1159.

Gibbs, P. E. 1968. Genista L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 94–100.

Last update: 24.01.2026.

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