Genista monspessulana

Genista monspessulana
French broom
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Genista
Species:
G. monspessulana
Binomial name
Genista monspessulana
(L.) L.A.S.Johnson 1962
Synonyms
  • Avornela candicans (L.) Raf. 1838
  • Cytisus candicans (L.) DC. 1805
  • Cytisus candicans (L.) Lam.1786
  • Cytisus candicans var. colmeiroi Willk. 1847
  • Cytisus candicans var. colmeiroi (Kunze) Ceballos & C.Vicioso 1933
  • Cytisus candicans var. kunzeanus (Willk.) Pérez Lara 1892
  • Cytisus canescens Janka 1884
  • Cytisus kunzeanus Willk. 1877
  • Cytisus monspessulanus L. 1753
  • Cytisus monspessulanus var. kunzeanus (Willk.) Briq. 1894
  • Cytisus monspessulanus var. syriacus (Boiss. & Blanche) Briq. 1894
  • Cytisus pubescens Moench 1802
  • Cytisus syriacus Boiss. & C.I.Blanche 1872
  • Cytisus syriacus (Boiss. & C.I.Blanche) Boiss. 1872
  • Genista candicans L. 1755
  • Genista candicans var. colmeiroi colmeiroi (Wilk.) Rouy 1897
  • Genista candicans var. eriocarpa (Kunze) Pau 1922
  • Genista ephedroides sensu H.J.Coste 1901
  • Genista eriocarpa Kunze 1846
  • Genista monspessulana (L.) O.Bolós & Vigo 1974, nom. illeg.
  • Genista monspessulana var. colmeiroi (Willk.) Briq. 1894
  • Genista monspessulana var. colmeiroi (Willk.) O.Bolòs & Vigo 1974, nom. illeg.
  • Genista syriaca Boiss. & C.I.Blanche 1856
  • Telinaria candicans (L.) C.Presl 1845
  • Teline candicans (L.) Medik. 1789
  • Teline eriocarpa (Kunze) K.Koch 1853
  • Teline medicaginoides Medik. 1786
  • Teline monspessulana (L.) K.Koch 1869
  • Teline monospessulana [sic] (L.) K.Koch 1869

Genista monspessulana, commonly known as French broom, Montpellier broom, or Cape broom (Australia), is a woody leguminous perennial shrub. The yellow-flowering bush is native to the Mediterranean region, and while it may still be commonly sold in some garden stores, it is considered an invasive plant in most places where it has been introduced. It is a noxious weed on the western coast of the US and in parts of Australia.

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