Genista januensis Viv.

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Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Genista // Species: Genista januensis Viv.

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

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

Distribution: Native to Italy, Balkan Peninsula and Romania according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (ILDIS World Database of Legumes, 2010); also native to the Asiatic part (northwest region) of Türkiye according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region).

Flowering period:  Spring (APR, MAY).

Locality: Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region). Date: 25.04.2026.

Genista januensis – habit. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – habit. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – habit. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – habit. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – habit. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – habit. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – habit. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – habit. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – habit. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – habit. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – habit. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – flowering branches. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – flowering branch. Flowers in short racemes on ascending lateral branches. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – flowering branch. Flowers in short racemes on ascending lateral branches. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – flowering branch. Flowers in short racemes on ascending lateral branches. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – flowering branch. Flowers in short racemes on ascending lateral branches. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – flowering branch. Flowers in short racemes on ascending lateral branches. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – flowers in short racemes on ascending lateral branches. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – flowers. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – flowers. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – flowers. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – flowers. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – flowers. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – flowers. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – flowers. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – flowers. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – flower buds and leaves. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – flower buds and leaves. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – flower buds and leaves. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – leaves. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – leaves. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – leaves. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – leaves of non-flowering twigs. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – olger branch. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – woody part of plant. Rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region), 25.04.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Scaled images. Specimens from rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region). Date: 25.04.2026.

Genista januensis – habit. Specimens from rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region). Date: 25.04.2026. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – habit. Specimens from rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region). Date: 25.04.2026. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – habit. Specimens from rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region). Date: 25.04.2026. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – habit. Specimens from rocky terrain above Eshterec Stream (Zletovska River region). Date: 25.04.2026. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – habit. flowering branch with flowers arranged in racemes on lateral branches. Date: 25.04.2026. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – habit. flowering branch with flowers arranged in racemes on lateral branches. Date: 25.04.2026. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – flowers. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – flowers. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – flower elements: standard (A and B), wings (C) and keel (D). Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – axillary branch with flowers and leaves. Scale in cm/ mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – axillary branch with flowers and leaves. Scale in cm/ mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – leaves of non-flowering branches. Scale in cm/ mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – leaves of flowering branches. Scale in cm/ mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – hyaline margin of leaf under magnification. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Genista januensis – cross section of young developing twig (left) and older branch (right). Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Genista januensis Viv. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:496118-1 [Accessed 29.04.2026].

Genista januensis. The Euro+Med Plantbase. Source: 2010: ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS). https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/6b1baaf8-176f-4f11-b2c8-8a5dfbd34ca0 [Accessed 29.04.2026].

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.

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.