![]() ![]() Roots:Branched taproot and many shallow laterals. Seeds:Dark brown to black, smooth, shiny, rounded, flattened, 2mm diameter. Stamens - united by filaments in a tube around the ovary.įruit:Pod brown or black, slightly curved, 4-8 seeded, flattened, 15-25 mm long by 5 mm wide, with silky hairs. Lower lip with 3 short lobes tapering to a fine point. Upper lip of 2 pointed lobes as long as the tube. Shorter than the tubeĬalyx - tubular, 5-6 mm long. ![]() On short stalk.īracts - narrow, papery attached to base of tube. ![]() Stems coppice if damaged.įlower head:Racemose clusters, of 3-9 flowers, at the ends of short branches with a few single flowers in leaf axils at the base of lateral branches.įlowers:Pea type and bright yellow. Usually has a main stem with many branches. Longer spreading hairs also on young flowering shoots. Stems:Erect, woody, angular, striped, grooved, up to 3000 mm. Middle leaflet 5-40 mm long, side leaflets shorter. Hairy when young especially on conspicuous midrib underneath, less hairy on top. The leaflets are lance shaped to wedge shaped, fleshy, smooth edges with a rounded tip or a small point and on short stalks. Free from petiole.īlade - 3 finger like leaflets. Stipules - small, egg shaped to triangular. Summary:An erect to slightly drooping, evergreen, perennial shrub, to 3 m tall, with trifoliate leaves and bright yellow pea type flowers in spring. Monspessulana is Latin for Montpellier in France where the plant originated.Ĭape Broom refers to Cape Verde near the Canary Islands because it was thought that this plant was Canary Broom. Genista is the Latin name for this group of plants. Synonyms - Genista canariensis, Teline monspessulana, Cytisus canariensis, Cytisus monspessulanus. ![]()
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