Genista stenopetala
| Genista stenopetala | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Genista |
| Species: | G. stenopetala |
| Binomial name | |
| Genista stenopetala Webb & Berthel. | |
Genista stenopetala (Sweet Broom, Easter Broom or leafy broom; syn. Genista spachiana, Cytisus spachianus) is a broom native to the Canary Islands, on La Palma and Tenerife.
It is an evergreen shrub growing to 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall. The leaves are trifoliate, the leaflets 1–3 centimetres (0.39–1.18 in) long, narrow elliptic, coated with fine silky, silvery hairs. The flowers are yellow, 1–2 centimetres (0.39–0.79 in) long, produced in racemes 5–11 centimetres (2.0–4.3 in) long. The fruit is a pod 2–3 centimetres (0.79–1.18 in) long.
References
- Germplasm Resources Information Network: Genista stenopetala
- Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan.
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