Common name: gouden regen (NL), goudene rein (Fryske), Voss’s Laburnum (EN)

Native range: Hybrid develop in horticulture - Switzerland

Pollination: Bees

Seed dspersal: Birds

Conservation: Near threatened (IUCN, last assessed 2018). Low number of mature individuals

The gouden regen is a hybrid between common laburnum Laburnum anagyroides and the alpine laburnum Laburnum alpinum. This tree is famous for the clusters of yellow flowers that appear between May and June. Some parts of this plant are poisonous, including seeds, flowers and leaves.

USES:

• Ornamental

The Bark:

References and more information at:

Plants of the World (Kew Botanical Garden)

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