Overview
Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Lydia Broom, Woadwaxen
Description
Physical Description
Habit: Densely mounded deciduous shrub with slender, arching , glabrous green stems. Dwarf . • Climbing: Not Climbing
Flowers: Bright yellow flowers that bloom profusely from May to June. • Bloom Period: April, May. • Flower Color: yellow
Size/Age/Growth
Growth Rate: Moderate. • Size: 18" tall, 2-3' wide.
Biology
Reproduction
Duration: Perennial
Growth
Culture: Space 36-48" apart.
Soil: Well-drained soil.
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full sun or part shade. Best show of color in full sun.
Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b. (map)
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
()
- Class:
Spermatopsida
()
- Brongniart, 1843
- Subclass:
Rosidae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Superorder:
Rosanae
()
- Takhtajan, 1967
- Order:
Fabales
()
- Bromhead, 1838
- Family:
Leguminosae
()
- A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons.
- Subfamily:
Papilionoideae
()
- Subfamily:
Papilionoideae
(
- Family:
Leguminosae
(
- Order:
Fabales
(
- Superorder:
Rosanae
(
- Subclass:
Rosidae
(
- Class:
Spermatopsida
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Synonyms
Genista rhodopea Velen. • Genista rumelica Velen.
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Comment: Climbing
: Not climbing, Conservation
Status: Not Threatened,
Habit: Shrub
, Lifespan: Perennial
Last scrutiny: 1991-1993
Similar Species
Members of the genus Genista
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 33 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:
G. aetnensis (Mount Etna Broom) · G. albida (White Genista) · G. anglica (Needle Furze) · G. anglica 'Cloth of Gold' (Needle Furze) · G. canariensis (Canary Broom) · G. hispanica (Anlaga) · G. hispanica hispanica (Spanish Gorse) · G. hispanica occidentalis (Anlaga) · G. linifolia (Flexleaf Broom) · G. lydia (Lydia Broom) · G. maderensis (Madeira Dyer's Greenweed) · G. microphylla (Retama Amarilla) · G. monspessulana (Canary Broom Genista Monspessulana) · G. paivae (Piorno) · G. pilosa (Gold Flash Broom) · G. pilosa 'Goldilocks' (Hairy Greenweed) · G. pilosa 'Vancouver Gold' (Silkyleaf Woadwaxen) · G. radiata (Rayed Broom) · G. sagittalis (Broom) · G. scorpius (Aulaga) · G. scorpius myriantha (Aulaga) · G. scorpius scorpius (Aulaga) · G. spartioides (Bolina) · G. stenopetala (Gacia) · G. tenera (Piorno) · G. tinctoria (Dyer's Greenweed) · G. tinctoria tinctoria (Dyer's Greenweed) · G. tinctoria 'Royal Gold' (Dyers Greenweed) · G. tournefortii (Aulaga Fina) · G. tridens (Aulaga) · G. tridentata (Carquesia) · G. umbellata (Bolina) · G. x spachiana (Easter Broom)
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Further Reading
- 1997 IUCN red list of threatened plants Cambridge: IUCN, World Conservation Union, 1998 url p. 358.
- An environmental profile of the Black Sea Coast WCMC url p. 24.
- List of intercepted plant pests / United States Department of Agriculture, Plant Quarantine and Control Administration. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. G.P.O.], 1932- url p. 11.
- Proceedings and transactions of the British Entomological and Natural History Society. London, British Entomological and Natural History Society. url p. 10, p. 125.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 11, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 06, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- ILDIS World Database of Legumes. Release date: May 1, 2007
- ILDIS World Database of LegumesNov 10, 2005.
- Nielsen IC & Rico ML, 1994 (from ILDIS).
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 18, 2007:
- GBIF-Spain, Aranzadi Zientzi Elkartea
- GBIF-Spain, Universitat de Girona: HGI-Cormophyta
- The Swedish Museum of Natural History
- , Lund Botanical Museum
- UK National Biodiversity Network, Botanical Society of the British Isles - Vascular Plants Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2863482
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-6081
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13624043
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:496158-1
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 428209
