Fabaceae

Golden chain tree

Laburnum × watereri (A.C.Rosenthal & Bermann) Dippel

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Laburnum

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Common names

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English: Golden chain tree

Synonyms

Cytisus laburnum Witte
Cytisus watereri (A.C.Rosenthal & Bermann) Wettst.
Laburnum intermedium Dippel
Laburnum vossii (Witte) Roeding
Laburnum vulgare (Witte) Ottol.
Laburnum vulgare f. vossii Voss
Laburnum vulgare var. parkesii G.Nicholson
Laburnum vulgare var. watereri A.C.Rosenthal & Bermann
Laburnum vulgare var. watereri G.Kirchn.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.