Cytisus

Cytisus
Cytisus scoparius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Clade: Core Genistoids
Tribe: Genisteae
Genus: Cytisus
Desf. (1798), nom. cons.
Synonyms[1]
  • Chronanthos K.Koch (1853)
  • Corothamnus (W.D.J.Koch) C.Presl (1844)
  • Cytisogenista Duhamel (1755), nom. rej.
  • Lembotropis Griseb. (1843)
  • Meiemianthera Raf. (1838)
  • Nubigena Raf. (1838)
  • Peyssonelia Boivin ex Webb & Berthel. (1842)
  • Sarothamnus Wimm. (1832)
  • Scaligera Adans. (1763)
  • Spartocytisus Webb & Berthel. (1842)
  • Spartotamnus Webb & Berthel. ex C.Presl (1844)
  • Verzinum Raf. (1838)

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.[2] Members of the segregate genera Calicotome, Chamaecytisus, and Lembotropis are sometimes included in Cytisus.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference powo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ RHS A–Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  3. ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Cytisus". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 17 April 2014.