Laburnum Laburnum Laburnum, sometimes called golden chain or golden rain, is a genus of two species of small trees in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae. The species are "Laburnum anagyroides"—common laburnum and "Laburnum alpinum"—alpine laburnum. They are native to the mountains of southern Europe from France to the Balkans. Some botanists include a third species, "Laburnum caramanicum", but this native of southeast Europe and Anatolia is usually treated in a distinct genus "Podocytisus", more closely allied to the "Genisteae" (brooms). The "Laburnum" trees are deciduous. The leaves are trifoliate, somewhat like a clover; the leaflets are typically long
Grant's golden mole food. It is mainly a nocturnal animal, resting by day in small caves beneath sheltering plants. It is a solitary animal, with stomping grounds averaging 4.6 ha. Besides termites and other invertebrates, its diet consists of reptiles such as skinks. Grant's golden mole is listed as near threatened (NT) by the IUCN. It is a highly specialized species that is very sensitive to the destruction of its habitat. Grant's golden mole Grant's golden mole ("Eremitalpa granti"; colloquially also: "dune shark") is a golden mole species. It is the only member of its genus. Like all other golden moles the build