Genista

Genista
	French broom
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Genisteae
Genus:	Genista; L. (1753)
Species
	144; see text
Synonyms
	Argelasia Fourr. (1868); Asterocytisus Schur ex Fuss (1866); Avornela Raf. (1838); Chamaespartium Adans. (1763); Chamaesparton Fourr. (1868); Corniola Adans. (1763); Cytisanthus O.Lang (1843); Dendrospartum Spach (1845); Drymospartum C.Presl (1845); Enantiosparton K.Koch (1869); Euteline Raf. (1838); Genistella Ortega (1773); Genistoides Moench (1794); Lissera Adans. ex Fourr. (1868); Listera Adans. (1763); Lugaion Raf. (1838); Phyllobotrys Fourr. (1869); Pterospartum (Spach) K.Koch (1853); Saltzwedelia G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb. (1800); Scorpius Moench (1794), nom. illeg.; Syspone Griseb. (1843); Telinaria C.Presl (1845), nom. superfl.; Teline Medik. (1787); Voglera G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb. (1800);

Genista /dʒɛˈnɪstə/^[2] is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, including Cytisus and Chamaecytisus. Brooms in other genera are sometimes considered synonymous with Genista: Echinospartum, Retama, Spartium, Stauracanthus, and Ulex.

^ ^a ^b Genista L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ Sunset editors (1995). Sunset Western Garden Book, Revised and Updated Version. Little Rock, Arkansas: Leisure Arts. p. 624. ISBN 978-0376038517. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)