Laburnum anagyroides Medik.
Golden chain, golden rain
Golden chain tree was introduced to North America in the early 1500s, favored for its radiant yellow hanging racemes of flowers. Identification: Trees are 12-30' (3.7-9.1 m) in height, with few branches and a width of 9-12' (2.7-3.7 m). Leaves are 1¼-3" (3.3-7.6 cm), alternate, tripinnate. Flowers are plentiful bright yellow hanging racemes, 6-10" (15-25 cm) long. Individual flowers are bilaterally symmetrical, about ¾" (1.9 cm) in size. Flowers appear from May to June. Fruits resemble hanging clusters of pea pods. Edibility: Poisonous Online References:
Laburnum anagyroides on luirig.altervista.org Laburnum anagyroides on plantillustrations.org (botanical illustrations) Laburnum anagyroides on Wikimedia Commons Laburnum anagyroides on plants.ces.ncsu.edu Laburnum anagyroides on plants.ces.ncsu.edu (toxicity information) Laburnum anagyroides description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
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