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Spiny Brooms

Calicotome

Spiny Brooms
Photo: User:Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 2.1 es
Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)

About

Calicotome is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes five species native to the Mediterranean Basin. The genus belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be synonymous with Cytisus. All species of the genus are thorny shrubs. In the Myth of Er, tyrants are punished by being dragged through thorny Calicotomes (ἀσπάλαθος).

Other Calicotome plants

Calicotome infesta · Spiny Broom · Spiny Broom

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Calicotome by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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