Common name
English: Spanish broom, White spanish broom
German: Vielblütiger Geißklee
Portuguese: Giesta-branca
Spanish: Escoba blanca
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Fabales (244)
Family: Fabaceae (244)(family description)
Genus: Cytisus (2)
Epithet: multiflorus (L'Hér.) Sweet (3)
Synonyms: Cytisus albus Hacq., Cytisus lusitanicus Willk., Genista alba Lam., Genista madagascariensis Baker, Spartium multiflorum L'Her.
alba => white
albus => dead white, without lustre
lusitanicus => from Portugal
madagascariensis => from Madagascar
multiflorum => many-flowered
multiflorus => many flowered
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: white
External links
Literature
- [3] González, G.L. (2004): Guia de los árboles y arbustos de la Península Iberica y Baleares. Mundi-Prensa Libros, Madrid, Spain.