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Cytisus striatus

(Hairy-Fruited Broom)

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Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Hairy-Fruited Broom, Portugese Broom, Portugese Broom Cytisus Striatus, Portuguese Broom, Striated Broom

Description

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Physical Description

Habit: ShrubClimbing: Not Climbing

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,303 meters (0 to 4,275 feet).[1]

Biology

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Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Taxonomy

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Synonyms

Cytisus patens L. • Cytisus pendulinus L. F. • Cytisus welwitschii (Boiss. & Reut.)a. B. Jacks. • Genista striata Hill • Sarothamnus eriocarpus Boiss. & Reut. • Sarothamnus patens sensu Webb • Sarothamnus striatus (Hill)samp. • Sarothamnus welwitschii Boiss. & Reut.

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Comment: Climbing : Not climbing, Conservation Status: Not Threatened, Habit: Shrub , Lifespan: Perennial

Last scrutiny: Jun-2001

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Cytisus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 35 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

C. dallimorei (Dallimore's Spanishbroom) · C. decumbens (Prostrate Broom) · C. fontanesii (Bolina) · C. hirsutus (Broom) · C. monspessulana (French Broom Cytisus Monspessulana) · C. multiflorus (Escoba Blanca) · C. nigricans (Black Broom) · C. praecox (Warminster Broom) · C. praecox 'Hollandia' (Common Broom) · C. proliferus (Escabon) · C. purgans 'Spanish Gold' (Broom) · C. purpureus 'Atropurpureus' (Purple Broom) · C. scoparius (Amber Elf Dwarf Broom) · C. scoparius f. andreanus (Broom) · C. scoparius scoparius (European Broom) · C. scoparius scoparius var. scoparius (English Broom) · C. scoparius var. andreanus (English Broom) · C. scoparius 'Burkwoodii' (Burkwood Broom) · C. scoparius 'Firefly' (Scotch Broom) · C. scoparius 'Madame Butterfly' (Scotch Broom) · C. scoparius 'Moonlight' (Moonlight Scotch Broom) · C. striatus (Hairy-Fruited Broom) · C. villosus (Hairybroom) · C. x beanii (Dwarf Broom) · C. x dallimorei (Scotch Broom) · C. x kewensis (Kew Broom) · C. x praecox (Warminster Broom) · C. x praecox 'Allgold' (Allgold Broom) · C. × spachianus (Sweet Broom) · C. x 'Lena' (Lena Scotch Broom) · C. x 'Lilac Time' (Lilac Time Scotch Broom) · C. x 'Minstead' (Minstead Scotch Broom) · C. 'Andreanus' (English Broom) · C. 'La Coquette' (Broom) · C. 'Lena' (Scotch Broom)

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal January 26, 2008:

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Footnotes

  1. Mean = 345.030 meters (1,131.988 feet), Standard Deviation = 306.850 based on 412 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Last Revised: 7/15/2012