Common name
Portuguese: Carqueija
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Fabales (244)
Family: Fabaceae (244)(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