Genista tinctoria L.

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Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Genista // Species: Genista tinctoria L.

Variability: Genista tinctoria var. strigosopilosa Bornm.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 2001).

Another form – Genista ovata Waldst. & Kit. also occurs in the Osogovo region.

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

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

Habitat:  Montane grassland, clearings of European beech forests.

Flowering period:  Summer to early fall: JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP.

Genista tinctoria  – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista tinctoria  – flowering stems. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista tinctoria  – flowering stem. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista tinctoria  – flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista tinctoria  – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista tinctoria  – flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista tinctoria  – flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista tinctoria  – pods. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista tinctoria  – pods. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista tinctoria  – pods. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista tinctoria  – stem with indumentum. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista tinctoria  – twigs. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista tinctoria  – stem with leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista tinctoria  – leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista tinctoria  – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista tinctoria  – woody base and branches. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista tinctoria  – woody base. Osogovo, Ponikva, 10.09.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Genista tinctoria L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:496408-1 [Accessed 12.09.2022].

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

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