Common name
English: Bridal Broom
German: Retamastrauch
Portuguese: Piorno-branco
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Fabales (244)
Family: Fabaceae (244)(family description)
Genus: Retama (3)
Epithet: monosperma (L.)Boiss. (1)
Synonyms: Genista monosperma (L.) Lam., Lygos monosperma (L.) Heywood, Retama rhodorhizoides Webb & Berthel.
monosperma => one seed per fruit
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: xerophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: white