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Cytisus scoparius

 
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Cytisus scoparius - Banadl, Beesom, Beson, Common Broom, Green Broom, Scotch Broom, Scots Broom
Image: Moore, Dawn - NBGW
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Common name: Banadl, Beesom, Beson, Common Broom, Green Broom, Scotch Broom, Scots Broom
Family: Fabaceae subfam. Faboideae
Distribution: Europe
Hardiness: (H5) Hardy-cold winter. -15 to -10°C (USDA 7b/8a)
Life form: Deciduous shrub/sub-shrub • Llwyn collddail
Geirdarddiad / Etymology: Cytisus (SIT-is-us): From the Greek kytisos (an old name for woody legumes); a kind of clover.
Geirdarddiad / Etymology: scoparius (sko-PAIR-ee-us): Like a broom.
Description: An erect shrub with slender green shoots bearing small, ternate leaves and axillary clusters of pea-like bright yellow flowers in late spring.
Links: Royal Horticultural Society

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