| Argyrocytisus | |
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| Cambridge University Botanic Garden | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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] | |
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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]
