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White spanishbroom

Cytisus multiflorus

Also called White Broom, Spanish Broom, White Spanish Broom, Portuguese Broom

White spanishbroom
Photo: Júlio Reis, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
W. & C. Iberian Pen.
Climate
temperate

About

Cytisus multiflorus is a species of legume known by the common names white broom, white spanishbroom and Portuguese broom.

Where it grows

It is native to the Iberian Peninsula, especially frequent in the western half in central and northern interior Portugal and central and northern western Spain. It is better known as an introduced species on other continents, including Australia and North America, where it has become a weed in agricultural land and an invasive species in natural habitats.

Other Cytisus plants

Chamaecytisus proliferus · Cytisus aeolicus · Cytisus emeriflorus · Cytisus filipes · Chamaecytisus triflorus · Black Broom · Pyrenean Broom · Warminster broom · Broom · Hairy-fruited Broom · Teide Broom · Broom

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

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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