Biology:Colutea orientalis
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Short description: Species of legume
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Colutea |
| Species: | C. orientalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Colutea orientalis Mill.
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Colutea orientalis is a species of leguminous shrub native to Europe and Asia. It is a deciduous, grey-leafed, bushy shrub that grows to a height of up to 2 m (6 ft). It bears clusters of small yellow and coppery-red flowers in summer, followed by green seed pods. Colutea × media is a hybrid between C. orientalis and C. arborescens.
Colutea × media
Sources
- Chatto, Beth; Wooster, Steven (23 March 2000). Beth Chatto's Gravel Gardens. Frances Lincoln Ltd. ISBN 9780711214255. https://books.google.com/books?id=J8Oh8ozV_awC&q=site:.org+%22Colutea+orientalis&pg=PA17. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- "Fabaceae Tribe Galegeae". Flora of China. http://www.foc.org/china/mss/volume10/Fabaceae-AGH-Galegeae-Coluteinae_final.htm.
- "Colutea orientalis". International Legume Database & Information Service. http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb/6.00/taxa/6020.shtml.
- Brickell, Christopher (1996). Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants & Flowers. Colour Library Books. p. 442. ISBN 1-85833-472-1.
Wikidata ☰ Q163713 entry
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