2a. Cytisus polytrichus var. subglabratus Val.N.Tikhom. & Sennikov var. nov.

Type.

Russia. Krasnodar Region: Krasnaya Poliana, Chugush Mt., Osmanova Poliana, alt. 2140 m, rocky subalpine meadows, 11.07.1982, E. Mordak 1920 (holotype LE 01070725) .

Diagnosis.

Leaves and young branches subglabrous.

Distribution.

Asia: Russian Western Caucasus. So far, known from the holotype.

Notes on taxonomy and distribution.

Plants of this variety were found within the same distribution area as the type variety, thus indicating infrapopulation variability.