Cytisus scoparius

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Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link (Syn: Sarothamnus bourgaei Boiss.; Sarothamnus oxyphyllus Boiss.; Sarothamnus scoparius (L.) W.D.J.Koch; Sarothamnus vulgaris Wimm.; Spartium scoparium L.; Sarothamnus scoparius subsp. scoparius (L.) Koch);

Images by T. Ekambaram & P. Santhan (Inserted by J.M.Garg)

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Common Broom, Scotch Broom;

To share 240610 a ET - efloraofindia | Google Groups : in Avalanche- Kunda Forest Reserve-Mukurthi National Park- 13.5.10;

200312 BRS 335 Id. request.:

I wonder if it might be a Cytisus species? The ridged stems, tendency to lose leaves and single flowers are what is guiding me.

I think ... is right. It may be Cytisus scoparius.

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Fabaceae week-38-Flora Australia: Cytisus scoparius-a shrub.

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Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link; Fam: Fabaceae,

shrub commonly growing in Ooty area of Tamilnadu at Higher altitudes,

some times it is maintained as a hedge plant.

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Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link

at Ooty on November 17, 2011

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Fabaceae for id 070610MK1: Please help to id this common Fabaceae member found at high altitudes of Nilgiris. Possibly an introduction.

Date/Time-	28-04-2010 / 05:00 PM
Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-	Ooty town; Nilgiris; 1200 msl
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Typ	garden and roadside
Plant Habit-	shrub with angled stem
Height/Length-	ca.1.5m
Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-	2 x 0.3cm
Inflorescence Type/ Size-	raceme
Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-	yellow; 1 cm across
Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-	pods
Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.-	No fragrance

I hope Spartium junceum

Looks like broom, in the genus Cytisus, probably an introduction from Europe.

Any possibilities for Cytisus grandiflorus ?

Please follow: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spartium_junceum_b.jpg showing flower and angled stem.

This is Spanish broom, Spartium junceum, native to the Mediterranean.

Thanks ... for confirmation. The two genera are closely related but differentiated on the basis of calyx being 1-lipped (one split in calyx) in Spartium and 2-lipped (two splits in calyx) Cytisus. ... may please also verify this. Also the flowers of C. grandiflorus are much larger and some leaves trifoliate. They are all simple in Spartium.

The plant can be confirmed as Spartium junceum L. of Fabaceae.

The calyx is 2-lipped and I observed only simple leaves.

... please consider Cytisus scoparius for validation.
Ref: Google Book

I think matches with images at Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link & does not matches with images at Spartium junceum

References:

http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/ild-8778

http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/ild-9184

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytisus_scoparius

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