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Portuguese Broom

Cytisus striatus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Portugal.January 4, February 6, March 24, April 65, May 125, June 120, July 63, August 44, September 26, October 15, November 9, December 15.
Portugal516
Spain481
Galicia217
United States201
California148
Comunidad de Madrid130
CASTELO BRANCO56
Chile52
Oregon50
Região Autónoma da Madeira49

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 · Cytisus

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