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Colutea Uniflora
''Colutea'' is a genus of about 28 species of deciduous flowering shrubs in the Fabaceae, legume family Fabaceae, growing from 2–5 m tall, native to southern Europe, north Africa and southwest Asia. The leaf, leaves are pinnate and light green to glaucous grey-green. The flowers are yellow to orange, pea-shaped and produced in racemes throughout the summer. These are followed by the attractive inflated seed pods which change from pale green to red or copper in colour. ''Colutea arborescens'', known as bladder senna—John Gerard cautioned, however, that they are not Senna (plant), true senna, "though we have followed others in giving it to name Bastard Sena, which name is very unproper to it"—is indigenous to the Mediterranean; it has yellow flowers. It has a height and spread of up to 5 m. Other species include ''Colutea orientalis'', with grey leaves and coppery flowers. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *''Colutea abyssinica'' Kunth & C. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colutea Orientalis
''Colutea orientalis'' is a species of Fabaceae, leguminous shrub 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 ''Colutea arborescens, C. arborescens''. File:Colutea x media Moszenki pośrednie 2018-06-10 02.jpg, ''Colutea'' × ''media'' Sources * * * * Galegeae Taxa named by Philip Miller {{Faboideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |