Cytisus striatus

Cytisus striatus
Immature seed pods
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Cytisus
Species:
C. striatus
Binomial name
Cytisus striatus
(Hill) Rothm.
Synonyms
List
    • Cytisus patens L.
    • Cytisus pendulinus L.f.
    • Cytisus welwitschii (Boiss. & Reut.) A.B.Jacks.
    • Genista striata Hill
    • Sarothamnus eriocarpus Boiss. & Reut.
    • Sarothamnus patens sensu Webb
    • Sarothamnus striatus (Hill) Samp.
    • Sarothamnus welwitschii Boiss. & Reut.

Cytisus striatus is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common names hairy-fruited broom and Portuguese broom. This plant is native to the west of the Iberian Peninsula and northwestern Morocco. It has been introduced and has become invasive in parts of western North America and other regions with Mediterranean-type climates.

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