Species

Genista linifolia

Etymology

Genista: From the ancient Latin name for this plant.
linifolia: narrow-leaved

Common Name(s)

needle-leaved broom

Authority

Genista linifolia L. (1763)

Family

Fabaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Trees & Shrubs

Synonyms

Teline linifolia (L.) Webb & Berthel.

Similar Taxa

Leaves usually trifoliate and sessile. Leaflets linear or narrowly elliptic 10-30 x 1-5mm (Webb et al 1988).

Flowering

June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Flower Colours

Yellow

Year Naturalised

1981

Origin

W. Mediterranean, Morocco

This page last updated on 8 Mar 2010