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Common name

Portuguese: Carqueija

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Fabales (241)

        Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)

          Genus: Pterospartum (1)

            Epithet: tridentatum (L.) Willk. (1)

Synonyms: Chamaespartium tridentatum (L.) P.E. Gibbs, Cytisus tridentatus (L.) Vuk., Genista tridentata L., Genistella tridentata Samp.

tridentata => three toothed

tridentatum => three toothed

tridentatus => three toothed

Characteristics

Climate: sub-tropical

Habitat: xerophytic

Habit: shrub

Flower colour: yellow

External links

Check for Pterospartum tridentatum at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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