Genista sagittalis
Credits
Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles
Recommended citation
'Genista sagittalis' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.
Genus
Synonyms
- Chamaespartium sagittale (L.) P. Gibbs
- Genistella sagittalis (L.) Gams
Other taxa in genus
- Genista aetnensis
- Genista anglica
- Genista cinerea
- Genista delphinensis
- Genista ephedroides
- Genista falcata
- Genista florida
- Genista germanica
- Genista hispanica
- Genista horrida
- Genista januensis
- Genista lobelii
- Genista lydia
- Genista monosperma
- Genista nyssana
- Genista pilosa
- Genista 'Porlock'
- Genista radiata
- Genista scorpius
- Genista sericea
- Genista sphaerocarpa
- Genista sylvestris
- Genista tenera
- Genista tinctoria
- Genista villarsii
A prostrate shrub under 1 ft in height, and evergreen from the character of its green, foliaceous, winged branches. Stems with a slender, woody core, but edged on each side with a membranous wing, sometimes continuous up the stem, sometimes interrupted at the joints, the stem thus becoming flat and nearly 1⁄4 in. wide. Leaves few and scattered, oval or ovate, 1⁄2 to 3⁄4 in. long, hairy. Racemes erect, terminal, cylindrical, 1 to 11⁄2 in. long, hairy. Flowers closely packed, each 1⁄2 in. long, yellow, the petals expanding but little; calyx hairy. Pods 3⁄4 in. long, silky, four- to six-seeded. Blossoms in June. Bot. Mag., n.s., t. 332.
Native of central and S.E. Europe, frequently inhabiting upland pastures. It is very hardy, and thrives well in gardens, where it attracts notice for its pretty flowers and unusual stems. It may be used as an edging for borders, or grown in patches in the front of shrubberies.
From the Supplement (Vol. V)
This species is variable in habit in the wild, though usually prostrate as seen in cultivation.