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Genista ferox Poir.

HIGHER TAXON: Genisteae

GENUS: Genista L.

Genista ferox Poir. [Preferred name]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:

HABITATS:
  Africa
    Mediterranean bushland & thicket [526];
    Mediterranean forests. [360];
    Mediterranean woodland. [526];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
	Description [360, 526, 579] ; Illustration [526, 2192]

DESCRIPTORS:
	Climbing: Not climbing ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Habit: Shrub ; Lifespan: Perennial ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 1991/1993 Cristofolini G & Feoli L, 2001-06 Cristofolini G ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1993 Bisby FA

USES:
	Environmental [2193]

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

360.		Quezel, P. & Santa, S., 1962
		Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie et des regions desertiq.merid.1

454.		Greuter, W. et al. (Eds.), 1989
		Med-Checklist Vol.4 (published)

526.		Maire, R. (Quezel, P., Ed.), 1987
		Flore de l'Afrique du Nord,Vol.16.Dicots.Leguminosae,part.

579.		Gibbs, P.E., 1968
		Notes RBG Edinb.27:11-99.A revision of the genus Genista L.

1891.		Alsecchi, F., 1981
		Webbia 35,1:79-82. Ad floram italicam notulae taxon. et geo.

2192.		Raynaud, C., 1979
		Naturalia Monspel.Ser.Bot. 28:1-52 Genista au Maroc.

2193.		Chittenden, F.J., 1951
		The RHS Dictionary of Gardening II. Oxford Univ.Press