Argyrocytisus

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Argyrocytisus
Cytisus battandieri 'Pineapple broom' (Leguminosae) flower.JPG
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Genisteae
Genus: Argyrocytisus
(Maire) Raynaud (1974 publ. 1975)
Species:
A. battandieri
Binomial name
Argyrocytisus battandieri
(Maire) J.Raynal (1974 publ. 1975)
Synonyms [1]
  • Adenocarpus battandieri(Maire) Talavera (1999)
  • Cytisus battandieriMaire (1915)

Argyrocytisus battandieri, the pineapple broom [2] or Moroccan broom [3] is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. It is the only member of the genus Argyrocytisus (formerly Cytisus battandieri). [4] [5] [6]

It is native to the Rif and Middle Atlas mountains of Morocco. [1] It is a substantial deciduous shrub growing to 4 metres (13 ft) tall and wide, with trifoliate grey-green leaves, and erect racemes of yellow flowers with a distinctive pineapple scent. Grown in a sheltered location, it is hardy down to −15 °C (5 °F).

The cultivar ‘Yellow Tail’ has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. [3] It was introduced to the UK as recently as 1922, and for a long time was thought less hardy than plants have proved. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Argyrocytisus battandieri (Maire) J.Raynal. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  2. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  3. 1 2 "RHS Plantfinder - Argyrocytisus battandieri 'Yellow Tail'". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  4. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Argyrocytisus". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  5. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Argyrocytisus". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  6. "The Plant List entry for Argyrocytisus". The Plant List . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  7. "BBC - Gardening: Plant Finder - Pineapple broom".

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