Genista canariensis
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Genista 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. The leaves are made up of oval-shaped leaflets each up to a centimeter long and densely hairy on the undersides. The raceme inflorescence
holds up to 20 bright yellow pealike flowers. The fruit is a legume pod one to two centimeters long containing several dark brown seeds.
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...
known by the common name Canary broom, or Canary Islands broom. It is native to the Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
, but it grows as an introduced species
Introduced species
An introduced species — or neozoon, alien, exotic, non-indigenous, or non-native species, or simply an introduction, is a species living outside its indigenous or native distributional range, and has arrived in an ecosystem or plant community by human activity, either deliberate or accidental...
in mainland Europe, especially Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, and on other continents. This is a legume shrub
Shrub
A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...
with hairy green stems. The leaves are made up of oval-shaped leaflets each up to a centimeter long and densely hairy on the undersides. The raceme inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
holds up to 20 bright yellow pealike flowers. The fruit is a legume pod one to two centimeters long containing several dark brown seeds.