| Chamaecytisus triflorus |
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| In the Berlin Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum |
Scientific classification  |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Embryophytes |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Spermatophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Rosids |
| Order: |
Fabales |
| Family: |
Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: |
Faboideae |
| Genus: |
Chamaecytisus |
| Species: |
C. triflorus |
| Binomial name |
Chamaecytisus triflorus
(Lam.) Skalická |
| Synonyms |
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Of the species:[1]
- Cytisus triflorus Lam.
- Genista triflora (Lam.) Rouy
- Laburnum triflorum (Lam.) J.Presl
- Lembotropis triflora (Lam.) C.Presl
- Spartocytisus triflorus (Lam.) Webb & Berthel.
Of subspecies pumilus:[2]
- Chamaecytisus hirsutus subsp. pumilus (De Not.) Kerguélen
- Chamaecytisus pumilus (De Not.) Rothm.
- Cytisus hirsutus subsp. pumilus (De Not.) Briq.
- Cytisus hirsutus var. pumilus (De Not.) Arcang.
- Cytisus pumilus De Not.
Of subspecies triflorus:[3]
List
- Chamaecytisus colchicus (Albov) Port.
- Chamaecytisus hirsutissimus (K.Koch) Czerep.
- Chamaecytisus hirsutus var. garganicus (Bertol.) Fen., without basionym ref.
- Chamaecytisus hirsutus subsp. hirsutissimus (K.Koch) Ponert
- Chamaecytisus hirsutus var. hirsutissimus (K.Koch) Kuzmanov
- Chamaecytisus hirsutus subsp. leucotrichus (Schur) Ponert
- Chamaecytisus leucotrichus (Schur) Czerep.
- Chamaecytisus triflorus var. albanicus (Degen & Dörfl.) Micevski
- Chamaecytisus triflorus subsp. leucotrichus (Schur) Holub
- Cytisus ciliatus var. ponticus (Nyman) Stoj. & Stef.
- Cytisus colchicus Albov
- Cytisus elongatus Friv. ex Nyman, not validly publ.
- Cytisus falcatus subsp. albanicus Degen & Dörfl.
- Cytisus haynaldii Simonk.
- Cytisus haynaldii var. perhirsutus Simonk.
- Cytisus hirsutissimus K.Koch
- Cytisus hirsutus Bubani, nom. illeg.
- Cytisus hirsutus subsp. elongatus Briq.
- Cytisus hirsutus var. garganicus Bertol.
- Cytisus hirsutus var. haynaldii (Simonk.) Briq.
- Cytisus hirsutus subsp. hirsutissimus (K.Koch) Bornm.
- Cytisus hirsutus var. hirsutissimus (K.Koch) Boiss.
- Cytisus hirsutus subsp. leucotrichus (Schur) Asch. & Graebn., not validly publ.
- Cytisus hirsutus var. leucotrichus (Schur) Fiori
- Cytisus hirsutus var. perhirsutus (Simonk.) Briq.
- Cytisus hirsutus subsp. ponticus Nyman
- Cytisus hirsutus var. ponticus (Nyman) Stoj. & Stef.
- Cytisus lamarckii Ten.
- Cytisus lamarckii var. lucanus Ten.
- Cytisus lamarckii var. stabianus Ten.
- Cytisus lasiosemius var. hirsutissimus (K.Koch) Hausskn. & Bornm.
- Cytisus leucotrichus Schur
- Cytisus leucotrichus var. hirsutissimus (K.Koch) Stoj. & Stef., nom. superfl.
- Cytisus ponticus Griseb., nom. illeg.
- Cytisus repens Wolfner
- Cytisus tournefortianus Loisel.
- Cytisus virgatus Vest, nom. illeg.
- Cytisus virgulatus Rchb.
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Chamaecytisus triflorus is a shrubby plant in the family Fabaceae native from Europe to the Caucasus. It was first described in 1786 as Cytisus triflorus.[1] Along with its two recognized subspecies, C. triflorus subsp. pumilus and C. triflorus subsp. triflorus, it has many synonyms including subspecies and varieties of the separate species Chamaecytisus hirsutus.[1][2][3]
Taxonomy
Chamaecytisus triflorus was first described by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1786 as Cytisus triflorus. It was transferred to the genus Chamaecytisus in 1986.[1]
Subspecies
As of August 2025, Plants of the World Online accepted two subspecies:
- Chamaecytisus triflorus subsp. pumilus (De Not.) Greuter & Burdet – France, Italy[2]
- Chamaecytisus triflorus subsp. triflorus – throughout the range of the species[3]
Distribution and habitat
Chamaecytisus triflorus is native to Europe (Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Czechia-Slovakia, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the northwestern Balkan Peninsula, Romania, Switzerland, and Ukraine), European Turkey, and the North Caucasus.[1]
