Appearance
''Cytisus hirsutus'' reaches on average 30–40 centimetres of height, with a maximum height of about 100 centimetres . The stem is more or less ascendent, woody in the lower part, branched, with ascending annual and herbaceous branches with hairs 3 millimeters long . The small deciduous leaves are trifoliate, ovate to elliptic, hairy on both sides, 18–25 millimetres long, with a petiole. The flowers are initially orange-yellow, then tend to be colored with reddish-brown. The flowering period extends from April through June. Its legumes are 25–40 millimetres long, very hairy and mature in late Summer.
Distribution
This plant occurs in Turkey, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Switzerland, Albania, Bulgaria, former Yugoslavia, Greece, Italy, Romania and France.
Habitat
These plants can be found on calcareous and arid environments, such as dry meadows and slopes at the edge of the woods. The are typically found at an altitude of 0–1,500 metres .References:
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