''Colutea orientalis'' is a species of
leguminous shrub
A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...
native to Europe and Asia. It is a deciduous, grey-leafed, bushy shrub that grows to a height of up to 2 m (6 ft). It bears clusters of small yellow and coppery-red flowers in summer, followed by green seed pods. ''Colutea'' × ''media'' is a hybrid between ''C. orientalis'' and ''
C. arborescens''.
File:Colutea x media Moszenki pośrednie 2018-06-10 02.jpg, ''Colutea'' × ''media''
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Galegeae
Taxa named by Philip Miller
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