Crown broom ( Latin Cytisus scoparius ) - a shrub , a species of the genus Broom ( Cytisus ) of the Legume family ( Fabaceae ).
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Cytisus scoparius ( L. ) Link , 1822 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Distribution and Ecology
In nature , the species range covers almost the entire territory of Europe . Naturalized in Asia , Australia and North America [2] .
They grow in sunny places near rocks, sandy soils and wastelands, along the edges of roads.
Biological Description
Shrub up to 3 m tall with thin, green shoots , pubescent in youth.
Leaves are alternate, petiolate , triple. Leaflets are oval or oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, whole, in the upper leaves often one leaflet.
Flowers up to 2 cm, irregular, solitary or sitting in pairs in the axils of the leaves, light yellow; calyx and peduncle pubescent.
The fruit is a narrowly oblong, flattened bean with two or more seeds [3] .
Classification
Representatives
Within the species, several subspecies are distinguished [4] :
- Cytisus scoparius subsp. maritimus ( Rouy ) Heywood
- Cytisus scoparius subsp. reverchonii ( Degen & Hervier ) Rivas Goday & Rivas-Martinez
- Cytisus scoparius subsp. scoparius
Taxonomy
The coronet broomberry species belongs to the genus Broomweed ( Cytisus ) of the tribe Drokovye ( Genisteae ) of the subfamily Moth ( Faboideae ) of the family Leguminous ( Fabaceae ) of the order Leguminous ( Fabales ).
| 3 more families (according to APG II System ) | 27 more tribes | another 30 to 70 species | ||||||||||||||||||
| beanaceous order | subfamily Moth | clan broom | ||||||||||||||||||
| Department of Flowering, or Angiosperms | Bean family | tribe Drokovye | view Crown broom | |||||||||||||||||
| 44 more order flowering plants (according to APG II System ) | 2 more subfamilies (according to APG II System ) | 5 more births | ||||||||||||||||||
Notes
- β For the conventionality of specifying the class of dicotyledons as a superior taxon for the plant group described in this article, see the APG Systems section of the Dicotyledonous article .
- β According to the GRIN website (see plant card).
- β Broom
- β According to the EOL and NCBI sites (see plant card).