Colutea orientalis is a species of 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 C. arborescens.
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Colutea × media
Colutea orientalis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Colutea |
Species: | C. orientalis
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Binomial name | |
Colutea orientalis |
Sources
edit- Chatto, Beth; Wooster, Steven (23 March 2000). Beth Chatto's Gravel Gardens. Frances Lincoln Ltd. ISBN 9780711214255. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- "Fabaceae Tribe Galegeae". Flora of China. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- "Colutea orientalis". International Legume Database & Information Service. Archived from the original on September 28, 2006. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- Brickell, Christopher (1996). Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants & Flowers. Colour Library Books. p. 442. ISBN 1-85833-472-1.