Laburnum alpinum (Mill.) J. Presl GRIN-Global

Taxon: Laburnum alpinum (Mill.) J. Presl

Summary

Genus:

Laburnum

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Genisteae

Nomen number:

21288

Place of publication:

F. Berchtold & J. S. Presl, Prir. rostlin 3:99. 1830-1835

Comment:

according to TL-2 4:389. 1983, J. Presl alone was the author of volumes 2 & 3 of this work

Verified:

12/08/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Cytisus alpinus Mill.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Cytisus alpinus Mill. var. macrostachys Wettst.
Laburnum alpinum (Mill.) J. Presl f. autumnale (Bean) Rehder
Laburnum alpinum (Mill.) J. Presl var. autumnale Bean
Laburnum alpinum (Mill.) J. Presl var. macrostachys (Wettst.) Koehne

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Reference(s)

Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Erhardt, W. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage. 2002
Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
Hess, H. E. et al. Flora der Schweiz, ed. 2. 1976
Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
International Seed Testing Association. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees. 1971
Krüssmann, G. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976). 1984
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
Pignatti, S. Flora d'Italia. 1982
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980
Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986-
Wilson, J. K. 1939. Leguminous plants and their associated organisms. Mem. Cornell Univ. Agric. Exp. Sta. 221:1-48.

Common names

English
Scottish laburnum –
French
cytise des Alpes –
German
Alpen-Goldregen –
Italian
citiso alpino –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Czechoslovakia
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Switzerland
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Albania
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Former Yugoslavia
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France
2	Cultivated

Native
Europe

MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Italy
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France

Cultivated ()

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=21288. Accessed 29 April 2026.