Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Genista // Species: Genista pilosa L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Gibbs (1968 in Tutin et al.).
Lifeform: Perennial, shrub. Nanophanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from West and Central to South and Southeast Europe according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010); also native to the Crimean Peninsula according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Open habitats – subalpine pastures, rocky terrains.
Reported for the first time for the flora of North Macedonia by Teofilovski (2019). The Osogovo nature project maps the second known locality for this species in Osogovo and North Macedonia.
Flowering period: Spring – early summer: MAY, JUN.
Photographs in natural habitat.
Genista pilosa – habitat. Osogovo – subalpine pastures in ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Genista pilosa – habit. Osogovo – subalpine pastures in ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Genista pilosa – habit. Osogovo – subalpine pastures in ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Genista pilosa – habit. Osogovo – subalpine pastures in ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Genista pilosa – habit. Osogovo – subalpine pastures in ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Genista pilosa – flowering branches. Osogovo – subalpine pastures in ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Genista pilosa – flowering branches. Osogovo – subalpine pastures in ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Genista pilosa – flowering branches. Osogovo – subalpine pastures in ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Genista pilosa – flowering branches. Osogovo – subalpine pastures in ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Genista pilosa – flowering branches. Osogovo – subalpine pastures in ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Genista pilosa – flowering branch – the flowers are arranged in racemes on scending branches. Osogovo – subalpine pastures in ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Genista pilosa – racemes. Osogovo – subalpine pastures in ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Genista pilosa – racemes. Osogovo – subalpine pastures in ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Genista pilosa – raceme. Osogovo – subalpine pastures in ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Genista pilosa – flowers. Osogovo – subalpine pastures in ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Genista pilosa – flowers. Osogovo – subalpine pastures in ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Genista pilosa – flowers. Osogovo – subalpine pastures in ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Genista pilosa – stem, leaves and bracts. Osogovo – subalpine pastures in ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Genista pilosa – stems, leaves and bracts. Osogovo – subalpine pastures in ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Genista pilosa – leaves and bracts. Osogovo – subalpine pastures in ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Genista pilosa – stems, leaves and bracts. Osogovo – subalpine pastures in ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Genista pilosa – stems. Osogovo – subalpine pastures in ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Genista pilosa – woody branch. Osogovo – subalpine pastures in ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Genista pilosa – woody branch. Osogovo – subalpine pastures in ‘Markova stupka” region below “Carev vrv” peak, 24.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scaled images.
Genista pilosa – flowering stems. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Genista pilosa – A and B: flowers, bracts and leaves. C and D: flowers. E: size of standard. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Genista pilosa – A and B: stems and leaves. C: leaves. D: glabrous adaxial side of leaf (ad) and sericeous abaxial side of leaf (ab). Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Genista pilosa –hairs of standard. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
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.
Teofilovski, A. (2019). Centaura vandasii, Genista pilosa and Ribes petraeum – new species in the flora of North Macedonia. Glas. Hrvat. bot. druš. 7(2): 55-61. https://hrcak.srce.hr/clanak/347613 [Accessed 26.05.2024].
