Biology:Genista lydia

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Genista

Genista lydia
Genista lydia var. lydia 3 JB.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Genista
Species:
G. lydia
Binomial name
Genista lydia
Boiss.[1]
Synonyms[2]

Genista lydia, Lydian broom, dwarf broom, or common woadwaxen (a name it shares with Genista tinctoria), is a species in the genus Genista, native to the Balkans, Turkey and Syria.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

References

  1. Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 8 (1843)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Genista lydia Boiss.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:496158-1. 
  3. "Genista lydia Lydian broom". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/7732/Genista-lydia/Details. Retrieved 7 October 2020. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15480322 entry