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Genista stenopetala

Taieri Mouth.<br>Photographer: John Barkla, Date taken: 01/07/2013, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0'>CC BY</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

New Plymouth.<br>Photographer: Chris Ecroyd, Date taken: 08/10/2018, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Single wild plant at Bushy Park, Kai iwi.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 18/10/2018, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Biostatus

Exotic

Structural class

Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons

Flower colours

Yellow

Similar taxa

Evergreen shrub with trifoliate, petiolate leaves, silvery in appearance. Inflorescence a raceme with 10-30 or more flowers, axis up to 13 cm long (Webb et al 1988).

Conservation status

Not applicable

Detailed taxonomy

Family

Fabaceae

Authority

Genista stenopetala Webb & Berthel.

Synonyms

Teline stenopetala (Webb & Berthel.) Webb & Berthel.

Ecology

Flowering

July, August, September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April

Year naturalised

1940

Origin

Canary Islands

Other information

Etymology

genista: From the ancient Latin name for this plant.

stenopetala: From the Greek stenos (narrow) and petalum (petal), narrow petalled

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