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Cytisus scoparius (syn. Sarothamnus scoparius), the common broom or Scotch broom, is a deciduous leguminous shrub native to western and central Europe. [2] In Great Britain and Ireland, the standard name is broom; [3] [4] [5] this name is also used for other members of the Genisteae tribe, such as French broom or Spanish broom; and the term common broom is sometimes used for clarification.
Cytisus 'Lena' (or Broom 'Lena') is a hybrid broom of two species of Cytisus, Cytisus scoparius × Cytisus dallimorei, and is known as 'Lena' after the German hybridizer, Herr Lena. He is credited with a handful of other classic broom cultivars. [1] It is a small deciduous shrub with slender green shoots and small trifoliate leaves.
Charles V and his son Charles VI of France used the pod of the broom plant (broom-cod, or cosse de geneste) as an emblem for livery collars and badges. [ 15 ] Genista tinctoria ( dyer's broom , also known as dyer's greenweed or dyer's greenwood ), provides a useful yellow dye and was grown commercially for this purpose in parts of Britain into ...
Baccharis sarothroides is a North American species of flowering shrub known by the common names broom baccharis, desertbroom, [1] [2] greasewood, [1] rosin-bush [1] and groundsel [1] in English and "escoba amarga" or "romerillo" in Spanish.
Genista monspessulana, commonly known as French broom, Montpellier broom, [1] 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. [2]
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Leucoptera spartifoliella is a species of moth in family Lyonetiidae known by the common name Scotch broom twig miner. It is used as an agent of biological pest control against the noxious weed known as Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius). [1] [2] Pupa. The adult is a tiny white moth about four millimeters long.
Genista stenopetala, the sweet broom, Easter broom or leafy broom (syn. Genista spachiana, Cytisus spachianus), is a species of flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae, native to the Canary Islands, on La Palma and Tenerife. It is an evergreen shrub growing to 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall. The leaves are trifoliate, the leaflets 1–3 ...