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Chamaecytisus ruthenicus
Ruthenian broom is a small, low-growing deciduous shrub from eastern Europe and central Asia, grown for its yellow pea-type flowers in spring. It is hardy and easy in full sun and well-drained soil.
Chamaecytisus ruthenicus, also called Ruthenian broom, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to East Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, the Caucasus region, Kazakhstan and Russia up until West Siberia. It has been introduced to two northern regions of Russia, namely North European Russia and Northwest European Russia.
Chamaecytisus albus · Chamaecytisus austriacus · Chamaecytisus borysthenicus · Chamaecytisus cassius · Chamaecytisus drepanolobus · Chamaecytisus elongatus · Chamaecytisus eriocarpus · Chamaecytisus frivaldszkyanus · Clustered Broom · Chamaecytisus leiocarpus · Chamaecytisus hirsutus subsp. polytrichus · Chamaecytisus proteus
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chamaecytisus ruthenicus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
