Genista
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Genista is a genus of legumes
which includes many species of broom
. Many of these brooms are notorious as noxious weeds.
Species include:
Some brooms in other genera are considered synonymous with Genista, for example, Spanish broom
(Spartium junceum syn. Genista hispanica)
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
which includes many species of broom
Broom (shrub)
Brooms are a group of evergreen, semi-evergreen, and deciduous shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae of the legume family Fabaceae, mainly in the three genera Chamaecytisus, Cytisus and Genista, but also in many other small genera . All genera in this group are from the tribe Genisteae...
. Many of these brooms are notorious as noxious weeds.
Species include:
- Genista aetnensisGenista aetnensisGenista aetnensis or Mount Etna Broom is a large shrub or small tree endemic to the island of Sicily, in Italy.It is a very common constituent of the garigue plant communities, Mediterranean shrubby vegetation, around the lower slopes of Mount Etna.Young plants are typical of brooms but as they age...
- Mount Etna broom - Genista anglicaGenista anglicaGenista anglica is a shrubby flowering plant of the family Fabaceae....
- petty whin, needle furze - Genista canariensisGenista canariensisGenista canariensis is a species of broom known by the common name Canary broom, or Canary Islands broom. It is native to the Canary Islands, but it grows as an introduced species in mainland Europe, especially Spain, and on other continents. This is a legume shrub with hairy green stems...
- Genista cinerea
- Genista clavata
- Genista corsica
- Genista ephedroides
- Genista falcata
- Genista ferox
- Genista florida
- Genista fragrans
- Genista germanicaGenista germanicaGenista germanica is a plant species in the genus Genista....
- Genista hassertiana
- Genista hirsuta
- Genista linifoliaGenista linifoliaGenista linifolia is a species of broom known by the common names flax broom and Mediterranean broom. It is native to southwestern Europe, North Africa, and the Canary Islands.-Description:...
- flax broom - Genista lydia
- Genista maderensis
- Genista microcephala
- Genista monspessulana - French broom, cape broom, Montpellier broom
- Genista pilosaGenista pilosaGenista pilosa, commonly known as Hairy Greenweed, is a plant species in the genus Genista....
- Genista pulchella
- Genista radiata
- Genista sagittalis
- Genista scorpius - aulaga
- Genista siberica
- Genista splendens
- Genista stenopetalaGenista stenopetalaGenista stenopetala is a broom native to the Canary Islands, on La Palma and Tenerife....
- sweet broom, Easter broom - Genista sylvestris
- Genista tenera
- Genista tinctoriaGenista tinctoriaGenista tinctoria, with common names: Dyer's Broom, Dyer’s Greenweed, Dyer's Whin, Furze, Greenbroom, Greenweed, Waxen Woad, Woad Waxen and Waxen Wood, is a plant species of the genus Genista.-Description:...
- dyer's broom, woodwaxen - Genista tournefortii
- Genista triacanthos
- Genista tridentata
- Genista umbellata
Some brooms in other genera are considered synonymous with Genista, for example, Spanish broom
Spanish Broom
Spartium junceum , known as Spanish Broom or Weaver's Broom, is a perennial, leguminous shrub native to the Mediterranean region in southern Europe, southwest Asia and northwest Africa, where it is found in sunny sites, usually on dry, sandy soils...
(Spartium junceum syn. Genista hispanica)