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Bridal broom

Retama monosperma

Also called Bridal Veil Broom

Bridal broom
Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
S. Portugal to SW. Spain, Morocco, Greece to E. Aegean Is.
Climate
temperate

About

Retama monosperma, the bridal broom or bridal veil broom, is a flowering bush species in the genus Retama, native to the parts of the Mediterranean Basin (Algeria, Morocco, Portugal and Spain in the west, Egypt, the East Aegean Islands and Greece in the east). It has been introduced elsewhere.

Retama monosperma forms root nodules with Ensifer fredii. The larvae of the moths Phyllonorycter hesperiella and Phyllonorycter spartocytisi feed on R. monosperma.

Other Retama plants

Retama dasycarpa · Retem · Retama rhodorhizoides · Yellow Bridal Broom · Bridal broom

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Retama monosperma 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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