''Colutea orientalis'' is a species of
leguminous
Legumes are plants in the pea family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seeds of such plants. When used as a dry grain for human consumption, the seeds are also called pulses. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consum ...
shrub
A shrub or bush is a small to medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees by their multiple ...
native to Europe and Asia. It is a deciduous, grey-leafed, bushy shrub that grows to a height of up to 2 m (6 ft). It bears clusters of small yellow and coppery-red flowers in summer, followed by green seed pods. ''Colutea'' × ''media'' is a hybrid between ''C. orientalis'' and ''
C. arborescens''.
File:Colutea x media Moszenki pośrednie 2018-06-10 02.jpg, ''Colutea'' × ''media''
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Galegeae
Taxa named by Philip Miller
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