Colutea orientalis
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| Colutea orientalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Colutea |
| Species: | C. orientalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Colutea orientalis Miller |
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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 x media is a hybrid between C. orientalis and C. arborescens.
[edit] Sources
- Chatto, Beth; Wooster, Steven. "Beth Chatto's Gravel Gardens". Frances Lincoln Ltd. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=J8Oh8ozV_awC&pg=PA17&lpg=PA17&dq=site:.org+%22Colutea+orientalis&source=bl&ots=SSI3_q7TuD&sig=LBfdbZ-8RyHYbwMncS_gHDEwEQ8&hl=en&ei=r-Y4Sv_rL4HS-Qa89L3CAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=24. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- "Fabaceae Tribe Galegeae". Flora of China. http://www.foc.org/china/mss/volume10/Fabaceae-AGH-Galegeae-Coluteinae_final.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- "Colutea orientalis". International Legume Database & Information Service. http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb/6.00/taxa/6020.shtml. Retrieved 2009-07-17.[dead link]
- Brickell, Christopher (1996). Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants & Flowers. Colour Library Books. p. 442. ISBN 1858334721.
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