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Genista lydia

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Genista lydia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Corniola pontica (Spach) K.Koch
    • Genista antiochia Boiss.
    • Genista caespitosa K.Koch
    • Genista januensis subsp. lydia (Boiss.) Kit Tan & Ziel.
    • Genista lamprophylla Spach
    • Genista leptophylla Spach
    • Genista lydia subsp. antalayaensis Ponert
    • Genista lydia subsp. antiochia (Boiss.) Ponert
    • Genista lydia subsp. rumelica (Velen.) Ponert
    • Genista pontica Spach
    • Genista rumelica Velen.
    • Genista transsilvanica Schur
    • Genista triangularis Baumg.

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

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  1. ^ Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 8 (1843)
  2. ^ a b "Genista lydia Boiss". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Genista lydia Lydian broom". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 7 October 2020.