Petteria ramentacea
Petterie ( Petteria ramentacea )
The Petterie ( Petteria ramentacea ) is up to 2 meters high, small shrub of the subfamily of the legume ( Faboideae ) with fragrant yellow flowers, which occurs on the Balkan Peninsula.
Description
The Petterie is a deciduous about 2 feet high, upright shrub. The terete branches are heavily gnarled by the increased leaf bases and the lasting, horny inked stipules. The shoots are initially hairy pressed and will be obscured by the stipules. Terminal buds are missing. The leaves are alternate and arranged in threes. The rounded, oblong- elliptic to oblong- ovate leaves wrong - are almost sessile and 2 to 6 inches long. The upper leaf surface is dark green and finally bare, the leaf underside is lighter than the top. The median nerve is hairy, the petiole is 2-4 inches long. The yellow butterfly flowers standing upright in about 10 to 20, 4 to 7 inches long racemes. The individual flowers are about 2 inches long and have a short, double lip cup. The upper lip is divided to the base, the lower lip is hairy trifoliate and silky. The flag is emarginate. It is formed a carpel with Upper constant ovary. The flowering period extends from May to June. When fruits are 3-5 inches long, formed straight, strongly flattened and barren pods containing several seeds. The shiny light brown seeds are 5 millimeters in size.
Distribution and habitat requirements
The natural range of Petterie is located on the Balkan Peninsula and extends across Croatia, Bosnia and Serbia to Albania. They are found in steppe shrubs and dry forests, on dry to fresh, nutrient-rich soils, which can be slightly acidic to alkaline. It grows on sandy, sandy- gravelly and sandy- loamy subsoil. The Petterie is frost sensitive and prefers a sunny hot climate.
System
Petteria ramentacea is the only species of the genus Petteria. This is counted in the subfamily of the Fabaceae to Genistae tribe, to which the broom ( Genista ) and lupins (Lupinus ) are expected.
The genus name refers to the old Austrian botanist Petteria Franz Petter ( 1789-1858 ). The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word ramentacea " ramentum ", meaning " tension " or "splinter ". It refers to the thorn -like stipules fused.
Use
The Petterie is sometimes used for their decorative and fragrant flowers as an ornamental shrub.