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Spanish Broom
Spartium junceum.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Genus:
Spartium
Species:
S. junceum
Binomial name
Spartium junceum

Spanish Broom (Spartium junceum, syn. Genista juncea), also known as Weaver's Broom, is a perennial, leguminous shrub that grows in the Mediterranean region in southern Europe, southwest Asia and northwest Africa, where it is found in sunny sites, usually on dry, sandy soils. It is the sole species in the genus Spartium, but is closely related to the other brooms in the genera Cytisus and Genista.

Spartium junceum2
Close-up of flowers

Spanish Broom typically grows to 2-4 m tall, rarely 5 m, with main stems up to 5 cm thick, rarely 10 cm.

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  • Massif de genêts (Spartieum junceum)

    Shrubs of Spartium junceum

  • Fabaceae - Spartium junceum-003

    Close-up of a flower

  • Spartium junceum6

    Mature fruit

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