Genista linifolia

Taxobox
name = "Genista linifolia"

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image_width = 250px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Rosopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
genus = "Genista"
species = "G. linifolia"
binomial = "Genista linifolia"
binomial_authority = L.
synonyms = "Cytisus linifolius"
"Teline linifolia"

"Genista linifolia" is a species of broom known by the common names flax broom and Mediterranean broom. It is native to southwestern Europe, North Africa, and the Canary Islands, but it can be found on other continents in areas of similar climate, such as California in the United States, and parts of Australia. This is a shrub with hairy green stems and branches which can exceed two meters in height. Its leaves are made up of tough, green, lance-shaped leaflets with woolly undersides. Flowers appear in dense raceme inflorescences toward the ends of the branches. The flowers are bright yellow and pealike. The fruit is a hairy legume pod one to four centimeters long containing several seeds.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?3691,3905,3907 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=GELI5 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Genista+linifolia Photo gallery]