Common Name:
Goldenchain Tree
Two species (L. alpinum and L. anagyroides) of deciduous shrubs or small trees with green bark. Leaves alternate, compound (3-parted), leaflet nearly sessile (attached directly, without supporting stalk). Flowers yellow in simple, terminal clusters (racemes). Fruit is a several seeded pod. Native to southern Europe and Asia Minor.
Laburnum: the Latin name.
Pronunciation:
la-BER-num
Family:
Fabaceae