Laburnum alpinum (Mill.) Bercht. & J. Presl - Accepted: Laburnum alpinum (Mill.) Bercht. & J. Presl bei Zander 2008; Familie: Fabaceae (Leguminosae, Papilionaceae) (Zander 2008)
Laburnum alpinum (Mill.) Bercht. & J. Presl - Accepted: Laburnum alpinum (Mill.) Bercht. & J. Presl bei The Plant List (2010); Familie: Fabaceae (Leguminosae, Papilionaceae) (APG III)
Laburnum alpinum (Mill.) Bercht. & J. Presl - Accepted: Laburnum alpinum (Mill.) Bercht. & J. Presl bei The Plant List (2010); Familie: Fabaceae (Leguminosae, Papilionaceae) (APG IV)

Color of flower

yellow

Flowers

hermaphrodite flowers with vanilla scent; flowers in pendulous racemes

Flower ecology

insect-pollinated (entomophilous)

Life form

shrub or tree

Leaves

palmately compound

Foliage persistence

deciduous

Fruits

flat legume (2-5 cm long)

Soil conditions

on moderately moist, slightly acidic to neutral, moderately nutrient-poor to nutrient-rich soils

Light conditions

partial shade

Natural occurrence (habitat)

mountain forests and scrubs, stony hillsides

Vegetation typ and synecology (plant community)

temperate montane mixed forests; in the associations Lonicero-Fagenion, Abieti-Fagenion and Abieti-Piceion, commonly together with Fagus sylvatica or Ostrya carpinifolia

Life span

long-lived (over 400 years old)

Usage

ornamental plant in gardens and parks; wood is used for inlays, furniture making, and musical instruments, formerly also for Scottish bagpipes

Altidudinal lower limit (sea level in m)

500

Altitudinal higher limit (sea level in m)

2,000

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The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org;