Chamaecytisus purpureus

Chamaecytisus purpureus
Branch with flowers
At the Berlin Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Chamaecytisus
Species:
C. purpureus
Binomial name
Chamaecytisus purpureus
Synonyms
  • Chamaecytisus mitrushii F.K.Mey.
  • Cytisus purpureus Scop.
  • Genista purpurea (Scop.) Scheele
  • Laburnum purpureum (Scop.) Drapiez
  • Viborgia purpurea (Scop.) Moench

Chamaecytisus purpureus (syn. Cytisus purpureus), the purple broom, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the southern and southeastern Alps and the Dinaric Alps down to northern Albania, and it has been introduced to various locales in Europe and the Caucasus. It is available from commercial suppliers.

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