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Taxon: Cytisus purpureus Scop.

 
Genus: Cytisus
Section: Tubocytisus
Family: Fabaceae (alt.Leguminosae)
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Genisteae
Nomen number: 13010
Place of publication: Fl. carniol. ed. 2, 2:69. 1772
Link to protologue:
Name Verified on: 21-bal.-2015 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions: 0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations:

(≡ homotypic synonym, = heterotypic synonym, - autonym, I invalid designation)

Common names:

Economic Importance:

  • Environmental: ornamental (as Chamaecytisus purpureus)

Distributional Range:

    Native

    Europe
    • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria (s.)
    • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania (n.), Former Yugoslavia (n.), Italy (n.)


    Cultivated (also cult.)

    Naturalized

    Europe
    • MIDDLE EUROPE: Germany
    • EASTERN EUROPE: Lithuania, Moldova, Ukraine


References:

  1. Cristofolini, G. 1976. Citisi italiani della sezione Tubocytisus DC. (The italian species of Cytisus L. section Tubocytisus DC.). Webbia 30:277.
  2. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen Note: = Chamaecytisus purpureus (Scop.) Link
  3. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  4. International Legume Database & Information Service. International Legume Database and Information Service (on-line resource).
  5. Jovanovic, S. 1970-1977. Flora SR Srbije. Note: = Chamaecytisus purpureus (Scop.) Link
  6. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  7. Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia. Note: = Chamaecytisus purpureus (Scop.) Link
  8. Polhill, R. M. 1976. Genisteae (Adans.) Benth and related tribes (Leguminosae). Bot. Syst. 1:353. Note: mentions
  9. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Chamaecytisus purpureus (Scop.) Link

Check other web resources for Cytisus purpureus Scop. :

  • Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)
  • ILDIS: International Legume Database & Information Service
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
  • PubAg: USDA's National Agricultural Library database of full-text journal articles and citations on the agricultural sciences.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: https://agb.amvmt.lt/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=13010. Accessed 9 birželio 2026.