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Sweet broom

Genista stenopetala

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in New Zealand.January 5, February 4, March 1, April 25, May 6, June 3, July 12, August 28, September 54, October 46, November 14, December 8.
New Zealand206
Wellington Region130
Spain80
Canarias80
Australia46
Victoria32
Canterbury Region22
Otago Region21
United States19
California19

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Nitrogen fixingDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with nitrogen-fixing symbioses.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderLegumes, Milkworts, and Allies · Fabales
FamilyLegumes · Fabaceae
GenusBrooms · Genista

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Sweet broom with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.