Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Rosanae > Order Fabales > Family Fabaceae > Tribe Genisteae

Genista L.

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Genista abchasica*	Sachokia	taxonomically included in
*Genista acanthoclada*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Genista aetnensis*	(Biv.) DC.	taxonomically included in
*Genista albanica*	F. K. Mey.	taxonomically included in
*Genista albida*	Willd.	taxonomically included in
*Genista anatolica*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Genista anglica*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Genista angustifolia*	Schischkin	taxonomically included in
*Genista arbusensis*	Vals.	taxonomically included in
*Genista aristata*	C. Presl	taxonomically included in
*Genista armeniaca*	Spach	taxonomically included in
*Genista aspalathoides*	Lam.	taxonomically included in
*Genista aucheri*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Genista balearica*	Porta & Rigo	taxonomically included in
*Genista berberidea*	Lange	taxonomically included in
*Genista bocchierii*	Bacch., Brullo & Feoli Chiapella	taxonomically included in
*Genista burdurensis*	P. E. Gibbs	taxonomically included in
*Genista cadasonensis*	Vals.	taxonomically included in
*Genista canariensis*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Genista capitellata*	Coss.	taxonomically included in
*Genista carinalis*	Griseb.	taxonomically included in
*Genista carpetana*	Lange	taxonomically included in
*Genista cephalantha*	Spach	taxonomically included in
*Genista cinerascens*	Lange	taxonomically included in
*Genista cinerea*	(Vill.) DC.	taxonomically included in
*Genista clavata*	Poir.	taxonomically included in
*Genista compacta*	Schischkin	taxonomically included in
*Genista corsica*	(Loisel.) DC.	taxonomically included in
*Genista cupanii*	Guss.	taxonomically included in
*Genista depressa*	M. Bieb.	taxonomically included in
*Genista desoleana*	Vals.	taxonomically included in
*Genista dorycnifolia*	Font Quer	taxonomically included in
*Genista ephedroides*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Genista falcata*	Brot.	taxonomically included in
*Genista fasselata*	Decne.	taxonomically included in
*Genista ferox*	Poir.	taxonomically included in
*Genista flagellaris*	Sommier & Levier	taxonomically included in
*Genista florida*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Genista fukarekiana*	Micevski & E. Mayer	taxonomically included in
*Genista gasparrinii*	(Guss.) C. Presl	taxonomically included in
*Genista germanica*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Genista haenseleri*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Genista halacsyi*	Heldr.	taxonomically included in
*Genista hassertiana*	(Bald.) Buchegger	taxonomically included in
*Genista hillebrandtii*	Christ	taxonomically included in
*Genista hirsuta*	Vahl	taxonomically included in
*Genista hispanica*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Genista holopetala*	(W. D. J. Koch) Bald.	taxonomically included in
*Genista humifusa*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Genista hystrix*	Lange	taxonomically included in
*Genista ifniensis*	Caball.	taxonomically included in
*Genista insularis*	Bacch., Brullo & Feoli Chiapella	taxonomically included in
*Genista involucrata*	Spach	taxonomically included in
*Genista januensis*	Viv.	taxonomically included in
*Genista juzepczukii*	Tzvelev	taxonomically included in
*Genista kepenensis*	Yıld.	taxonomically included in
*Genista kolakowskyi*	Sachokia	taxonomically included in
*Genista libanotica*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Genista linifolia*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Genista lobelii*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Genista lucida*	Cambess.	taxonomically included in
*Genista lydia*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Genista maderensis*	(Webb & Berthel.) Lowe	taxonomically included in
*Genista majorica*	Cantó & M. J. Sánchez	taxonomically included in
*Genista melia*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Genista mezzumarensis*	Coulot & Rabaute	taxonomically included in
*Genista michelii*	Spach	taxonomically included in
*Genista micrantha*	Ortega	taxonomically included in
*Genista microcephala*	Coss. & Durieu	taxonomically included in
*Genista microphylla*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Genista millii*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Genista mingrelica*	Albov	taxonomically included in
*Genista monspessulana*	(L.) L. A. S. Johnson	taxonomically included in
*Genista morisii*	Colla	taxonomically included in
*Genista mugronensis*	Vierh.	taxonomically included in
*Genista nissana*	Petrovič	taxonomically included in
*Genista numidica*	Spach	taxonomically included in
*Genista nuragica*	Bacch., Brullo & Giusso	taxonomically included in
*Genista obtusiramea*	Spach	taxonomically included in
*Genista osmariensis*	Coss.	taxonomically included in
*Genista ovina*	Bacch., Brullo & Feoli Chiapella	taxonomically included in
*Genista oxycedrina*	Pomel	taxonomically included in
*Genista paivae*	Lowe	taxonomically included in
*Genista parnassica*	Halácsy	taxonomically included in
*Genista pichisermolliana*	Vals.	taxonomically included in
*Genista pilosa*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Genista polyanthos*	Willk.	taxonomically included in
*Genista provincialis*	Coulot, Rabaute & Rebuffel	taxonomically included in
*Genista pseudopilosa*	Coss.	taxonomically included in
*Genista pulchella*	Vis.	taxonomically included in
*Genista quadriflora*	Munby	taxonomically included in
*Genista radiata*	(L.) Scop.	taxonomically included in
*Genista ramosissima*	(Desf.) Poir.	taxonomically included in
*Genista sagittalis*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Genista sakellariadis*	Boiss. & Orph.	taxonomically included in
*Genista salzmannii*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Genista sanabrensis*	Valdés Berm., Castrov. & Casaseca	taxonomically included in
*Genista sandrasica*	Hartvig & Strid	taxonomically included in
*Genista sardoa*	Vals.	taxonomically included in
*Genista scorpius*	(L.) DC.	taxonomically included in
*Genista scythica*	Pacz.	taxonomically included in
*Genista segonnei*	(Maire) P. E. Gibbs	taxonomically included in
*Genista sericea*	Wulfen	taxonomically included in
*Genista sessilifolia*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Genista spachiana*	Webb	taxonomically included in
*Genista spartioides*	Spach	taxonomically included in
*Genista spinulosa*	Pomel	taxonomically included in
*Genista stenopetala*	Webb & Berthel.	taxonomically included in
*Genista suanica*	Grossh.	taxonomically included in
*Genista subcapitata*	Pančić	taxonomically included in
*Genista sulcitana*	Vals.	taxonomically included in
*Genista sylvestris*	Scop.	taxonomically included in
*Genista taurica*	Dubovik	taxonomically included in
*Genista tejedensis*	(Porto & Rigo) C. Vicioso	taxonomically included in
*Genista tenera*	(Murray) Kuntze	taxonomically included in
*Genista teretifolia*	Willk.	taxonomically included in
*Genista tetragona*	Besser	taxonomically included in
*Genista thyrrena*	Vals.	taxonomically included in
*Genista tinctoria*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Genista toluensis*	Vals.	taxonomically included in
*Genista tournefortii*	Spach	taxonomically included in
*Genista transcaucasica*	Schischk.	taxonomically included in
*Genista triacanthos*	Brot.	taxonomically included in
*Genista tricuspidata*	Desf.	taxonomically included in
*Genista tridens*	(Cav.) DC.	taxonomically included in
*Genista tridentata*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Genista tyrrhena subsp. pontiana*	Brullo & De Marco	taxonomically included in
*Genista ulicina*	Spach	taxonomically included in
*Genista umbellata*	(L'Hér.) Poir.	taxonomically included in
*Genista unalii*	Dinç & Bağcı	taxonomically included in
*Genista valentina*	(Spreng.) Steud.	taxonomically included in
*Genista verae*	Juz.	taxonomically included in
*Genista versicolor*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Genista vuralii*	A. Duran & Dural	taxonomically included in
*Genista willingii*	Kit Tan & Ziel.	taxonomically included in

Children

Genista abchasica Sachokia
Genista acanthoclada DC.
Genista aetnensis (Biv.) DC.
Genista albanica F. K. Mey.
Genista albida Willd.
Genista anatolica Boiss.
Genista anglica L.
Genista angustifolia Schischkin
Genista arbusensis Vals.
Genista aristata C. Presl
Genista armeniaca Spach
Genista aspalathoides Lam.
Genista aucheri Boiss.
Genista balearica Porta & Rigo
Genista berberidea Lange
Genista bocchierii Bacch., Brullo & Feoli Chiapella
Genista burdurensis P. E. Gibbs
Genista cadasonensis Vals.
Genista canariensis L.
Genista capitellata Coss.
Genista carinalis Griseb.
Genista carpetana Lange
Genista cephalantha Spach
Genista cinerascens Lange
Genista cinerea (Vill.) DC.
Genista clavata Poir.
Genista compacta Schischkin
Genista corsica (Loisel.) DC.
Genista cupanii Guss.
Genista depressa M. Bieb.
Genista desoleana Vals.
Genista dorycnifolia Font Quer
Genista ephedroides DC.
Genista falcata Brot.
Genista fasselata Decne.
Genista ferox Poir.
Genista flagellaris Sommier & Levier
Genista florida L.
Genista fukarekiana Micevski & E. Mayer
Genista gasparrinii (Guss.) C. Presl
Genista germanica L.
Genista haenseleri Boiss.
Genista halacsyi Heldr.
Genista hassertiana (Bald.) Buchegger
Genista hillebrandtii Christ
Genista hirsuta Vahl
Genista hispanica L.
Genista holopetala (W. D. J. Koch) Bald.
Genista humifusa L.
Genista hystrix Lange
Genista ifniensis Caball.
Genista insularis Bacch., Brullo & Feoli Chiapella
Genista involucrata Spach
Genista januensis Viv.
Genista juzepczukii Tzvelev
Genista kepenensis Yıld.
Genista kolakowskyi Sachokia
Genista libanotica Boiss.
Genista linifolia L.
Genista lobelii DC.
Genista lucida Cambess.
Genista lydia Boiss.
Genista maderensis (Webb & Berthel.) Lowe
Genista majorica Cantó & M. J. Sánchez
Genista melia Boiss.
Genista mezzumarensis Coulot & Rabaute
Genista michelii Spach
Genista micrantha Ortega
Genista microcephala Coss. & Durieu
Genista microphylla DC.
Genista millii Boiss.
Genista mingrelica Albov
Genista monspessulana (L.) L. A. S. Johnson
Genista morisii Colla
Genista mugronensis Vierh.
Genista nissana Petrovič
Genista numidica Spach
Genista nuragica Bacch., Brullo & Giusso
Genista obtusiramea Spach
Genista osmariensis Coss.
Genista ovina Bacch., Brullo & Feoli Chiapella
Genista oxycedrina Pomel
Genista paivae Lowe
Genista parnassica Halácsy
Genista pichisermolliana Vals.
Genista pilosa L.
Genista polyanthos Willk.
Genista provincialis Coulot, Rabaute & Rebuffel
Genista pseudopilosa Coss.
Genista pulchella Vis.
Genista quadriflora Munby
Genista radiata (L.) Scop.
Genista ramosissima (Desf.) Poir.
Genista sagittalis L.
Genista sakellariadis Boiss. & Orph.
Genista salzmannii DC.
Genista sanabrensis Valdés Berm., Castrov. & Casaseca
Genista sandrasica Hartvig & Strid
Genista sardoa Vals.
Genista scorpius (L.) DC.
Genista scythica Pacz.
Genista segonnei (Maire) P. E. Gibbs
Genista sericea Wulfen
Genista sessilifolia DC.
Genista spachiana Webb
Genista spartioides Spach
Genista spinulosa Pomel
Genista stenopetala Webb & Berthel.
Genista suanica Grossh.
Genista subcapitata Pančić
Genista sulcitana Vals.
Genista sylvestris Scop.
Genista taurica Dubovik
Genista tejedensis (Porto & Rigo) C. Vicioso
Genista tenera (Murray) Kuntze
Genista teretifolia Willk.
Genista tetragona Besser
Genista thyrrena Vals.
Genista tinctoria L.
Genista toluensis Vals.
Genista tournefortii Spach
Genista transcaucasica Schischk.
Genista triacanthos Brot.
Genista tricuspidata Desf.
Genista tridens (Cav.) DC.
Genista tridentata L.
Genista tyrrhena subsp. pontiana Brullo & De Marco
Genista ulicina Spach
Genista umbellata (L'Hér.) Poir.
Genista unalii Dinç & Bağcı
Genista valentina (Spreng.) Steud.
Genista verae Juz.
Genista versicolor Boiss.
Genista vuralii A. Duran & Dural
Genista willingii Kit Tan & Ziel.

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Finnish: väriherneet sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Swedish: ginster

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 709. 1753

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Occurrence

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Environment

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Importance

EU Birds Directive:
Annex II/B 2009 This species may be hunted under national legislation, as long as it does not jeopardise conservation efforts in their distribution area, and only in the Member States in respect of which they are indicated in the Directive, according to Annex II/B of the EU Bird Directive 2009/147/EC.

This species may be hunted under national legislation, as long as it does not jeopardise conservation efforts in their distribution area, and only in the Member States in respect of which they are indicated in the Directive, according to Annex II/B of the EU Bird Directive 2009/147/EC.

IUCN:
Red List status LC 2009 This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.