Chamaecytisus austriacus (L.) Link

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Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

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'Chamaecytisus austriacus' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/chamaecytisus/chamaecytisus-austriacus/). Accessed 2025-05-21.

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Chamaecytisus

Synonyms

Cytisus supinus subsp. austriacus (L.) Briq.
Cytisus austriacus L.

Other taxa in genus

Glossary

appressed: Lying flat against an object.
variety: (var.) Taxonomic rank (varietas) grouping variants of a species with relatively minor differentiation in a few characters but occurring as recognisable populations. Often loosely used for rare minor variants more usefully ranked as forms.

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Credits

Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

Recommended citation
'Chamaecytisus austriacus' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/chamaecytisus/chamaecytisus-austriacus/). Accessed 2025-05-21.

A species closely related to C. supinus, from which it differs in having the hairs of the stems, leaves and pods appressed; it is of more restricted range, occurring from Czechoslovakia and Hungary eastward to the Caucasus, while C. supinus extends westward as far as the Atlantic. It is usually represented in gardens by the following variety, which differs from the type in little but its more slender stems and narrower leaflets:

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