French broom (Trees & Shrubs of the Sunol Region

French broom

Genista monspessulana

Summary ⁷

Genista monspessulana (syn. Cytisus monspessulanus or Teline monspessulana) also known as French broom, Cape broom and Montpellier broom, is a woody perennial shrub and a legume. The species is native to the Mediterranean region, and is considered an invasive plant in most places where it has been introduced.

Miscellaneous details ⁸

"Notes: Western Ghats, Naturalized, Native of Mediterranean Region"

Sources and Credits

(c) Tom Hilton, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/54259492@N00/3300069061
(c) 1998 California Academy of Sciences, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=17113&one=T
(c) 2007 California Academy of Sciences, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=213517&one=T
(c) 2008 Zoya Akulova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=249631&one=T
(c) 2011 Zoya Akulova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=387025&one=T
(c) 2011 Zoya Akulova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=387026&one=T
(c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genista_monspessulana
(c) India Biodiversity Portal, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/26344274

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