Genista sagittalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Genista |
Species: | G. sagittalis |
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Genista sagittalis L. | |
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Genista sagittalis, called the arrow-jointed broom and winged broom, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Genista, native to central and southern Europe, Ukraine, and Anatolia. Its subspecies Genista sagittalis subsp. delphinensis, called rock broom, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Subtaxa
The following subspecies are currently accepted:
- Genista sagittalis subsp. delphinensis (Verl.) Greuter
- Genista sagittalis subsp. sagittalis
- Genista sagittalis subsp. undulata (Ern) Greuter
- Broom-like habit
- In a high pasture in the southern Black Forest region
- In a garden setting
- In the wild on Mt. Vitosha in Bulgaria
- Close up of flowers
- After releasing seeds
References
- Sp. Pl.: 710 (1753)
- ^ "Genista sagittalis L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- "Genista sagittalis arrow-jointed broom". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
Other common names; … hare's foot greenweed, jointed broom
- "Genista sagittalis". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- "Genista sagittalis subsp. delphinensis rock broom". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
Synonyms; Chamaespartium sagittale 'Minor' … Chamaespartium sagittale subsp. delphinense, Genista delphinensis
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Genista sagittalis |
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Chamaespartium sagittale |