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Cytisus
Cytisus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, native to open sites (typically scrub and heathland) in Europe, western Asia and North Africa. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and is one of several genera in the tribe Genisteae which are commonly called brooms. They are shrubs producing masses of brightly coloured, pea-like flowers, often highly fragrant. Members of the segregate genera Calicotome, Chamaecytisus, and Lembotropis are sometimes included in Cytisus.
38 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Scotch Broom
speciesCytisus scoparius
Portuguese Broom
speciesCytisus striatus
white Spanish broom
speciesCytisus multiflorus
Pyrenean broom
speciesCytisus oromediterraneus
Black Broom
speciesCytisus nigricans
Hairy Broom
speciesCytisus villosus
White-flowered Broom
speciesCytisus supranubius
Cytisus grandiflorus
speciesCytisus grandiflorus
Cytisus arboreus
speciesCytisus arboreus
Cytisus procumbens
speciesCytisus procumbens
Cytisus fontanesii
speciesCytisus fontanesii
Cytisus emeriflorus
speciesCytisus emeriflorus
Cytisus decumbens
speciesCytisus decumbens
Cytisus filipes
speciesCytisus filipes
Cytisus commutatus
speciesCytisus commutatus
Cytisus × praecox
hybridCytisus × praecox
Cytisus balansae
speciesCytisus balansae
Cytisus galianoi
speciesCytisus galianoi
Cytisus cantabricus
speciesCytisus cantabricus
Cytisus ardoinoi
speciesCytisus ardoinoi
Cytisus pseudoprocumbens
speciesCytisus pseudoprocumbens
Cytisus lotoides
speciesCytisus lotoides
Cytisus osyrioides
speciesCytisus osyrioides
Cytisus malacitanus
speciesCytisus malacitanus
Cytisus rosmarinifolius
speciesCytisus rosmarinifolius
Cytisus kerneri
speciesCytisus kerneri
Cytisus drepanolobus
speciesCytisus drepanolobus
Cytisus × dallimorei
hybridCytisus × dallimorei
Cytisus agnipilus
speciesCytisus agnipilus
Cytisus aeolicus
speciesCytisus aeolicus
Cytisus dieckii
speciesCytisus dieckii
Cytisus × cetius
hybridCytisus × cetius
Cytisus × millennii
hybridCytisus × millennii
Cytisus × versicolor
hybridCytisus × versicolor
Cytisus lasiosemius
speciesCytisus lasiosemius
Cytisus cassius
speciesCytisus cassius
Cytisus acutangulus
speciesCytisus acutangulus
Cytisus orientalis
speciesCytisus orientalis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.313
Book of Herbs
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1546 · p.490
Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.314
De medicinali materia libri sex
Dioscorides · 1552 · p.609
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.673
History of Plants in Four Books
Valerius Cordus · 1561 · p.396
Stirpium adversaria nova
Matthias de Lobel · 1571 · p.411
Stirpium adversaria nova
Matthias de Lobel · 1571 · p.412
History of Rare Plants of Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1576 · p.49
History of Rare Plants of Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1576 · p.47
History of Rare Plants of Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1576 · p.46
History of Rare Plants of Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1576 · p.44
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48539.