Chamaecytisus palmensis

(H. Christ) F.A. Bisby & K.W. Nicholls

Tree lucerne

Fabaceae Edible: Animal fodder ? 439 iNaturalist observations

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Description

An upright bushy shrub. It can grow to 4 m high. The branches are drooping and softly hairy. The leaves have 3 leaflets. They are smooth above and hairy underneath. The flowers are creamy-white and have a scent. They are pea-like and occur in clusters. They are at the end of small branches. The fruit are hairy pods. They are about 5 cm long. They contain about 10 seeds.

Distribution

It is a temperate to subtropical plant. It grows very easily on lateritic soils in higher rainfall areas. It suits hardiness zones 9-11. Tasmania Herbarium.

Where It Grows

Australia, Canary Islands, East Africa, Ethiopia, Europe, Spain, Tasmania,

Notes

There are about 30 Chamaecytisus species.

Synonyms

Cytisus palmensis

Also Known As

Tagasaste

References (9)

Bekele-Tesemma A., Birnie, A., & Tengnas, B., 1993, Useful Trees and Shrubs for Ethiopia. Regional Soil Conservation Unit. Technical Handbook No 5. p 148
Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 74:114. 1977
Etherington, K., & Imwold, D., (Eds), 2001, Botanica's Trees & Shrubs. The illustrated A-Z of over 8500 trees and shrubs. Random House, Australia. p 206
Hibbert, M., 2002, The Aussie Plant Finder 2002, Florilegium. p 65
Hussey, B.M.J., Keighery, G.J., Cousens, R.D., Dodd, J., Lloyd, S.G., 1997, Western Weeds. A guide to the weeds of Western Australia. Plant Protection Society of Western Australia. p 148

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Paczkowska, G . & Chapman, A.R., 2000, The Western Australian Flora. A Descriptive Catalogue. Western Australian Herbarium. p 419
Self, M., 199, Phoenix Seeds catalogue. p 17
Tasmanian Herbarium Vascular Plants list p 28
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