Fabaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Genista germanica

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Genista germanica is an erect, spiny, deciduous shrub growing up to 60cm tall[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. , 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and dye. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental. Genista germanica is geographically widespread, and the population size is thought to be large. It is considered threatened at the limits of its distribution (Bulgaria and Sweden), but for the majority of the population there are no major threats. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeC. and W. Europe - Sweden to France, east through Belarus to southeast Russia, through Italy to Bulgaria.

HabitatThickets, poor pastures and heaths[ 100 Title Flowers of Europe - A Field Guide. Publication Author Polunin. O. Publisher Oxford University Press Year 1969 ISBN 0192176218 Description An excellent and well illustrated pocket guide for those with very large pockets. Also gives some details on plant uses. ]. Woodland margins, heathlands and pineforests, often on dry acid soils; at elevations up to 1,200 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].