Description
''Cytisus hirsutus'' reaches on average of height, with a maximum height of about . The stem is more or less ascendent, woody in the lower part, branched, with ascending annual and herbaceous branches (''suffruticose'') with hairs 3 millimeters long (hence the Latin name ''hirsutus'' of this species, meaning ''hairy''). The small deciduous leaves are trifoliate, ovate to elliptic, hairy on both sides, long, with a petiole. The flowers are initially orange-yellow, then tend to be colored with reddish brown. The flowering period extends from April through June. Its legumes (seed pods) are long, very hairy and mature in late Summer.Gallery
Distribution
This plant occurs in Turkey, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Switzerland, Albania, Bulgaria, former Yugoslavia, Greece, Italy, Romania and France.Habitat
These plants can be found on calcareous and arid environments, such as dry meadows and slopes at the edge of the woods. They are typically found at an altitude of .References
* Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia - Edagricole – 1982. vol. III * Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea *External links