Genista sagittalis

Genista sagittalis
Flowers
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Genista
Species:	G. sagittalis
Binomial name
Genista sagittalis L. [1]
Synonyms [2]
List Chamaespartium sagittale(L.) P.E.Gibbs Chamaespartium sagittale var. vilosaKuzmanov Cytisus sagittalis(L.) W.D.J.Koch Euteline sagittalis(L.) Raf. Genista herbaceaLam. Genista minimaBubani Genista minorGuillon ex Verl. Genista tetragonaVill. ex Verl. Genistella racemosaMoench Genistella sagittalis(L.) Gams Pterospartum sagittale(L.) Willk. Saltzwedelia sagittalis(L.) G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb. Saltzwedelia tetragonaFourr. Spartium sagittale(L.) Roth Syspone sagittalis(L.) Griseb. Telinaria sagittalis(L.) C.Presl

Genista sagittalis, called the arrow-jointed broom and winged broom, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Genista , native to central and southern Europe, Ukraine, and Anatolia. ^{[2] [3] [4]} Its subspecies Genista sagittalis subsp. delphinensis, called rock broom, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. ^[5]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are currently accepted: ^[2]

• Genista sagittalis subsp. delphinensis(Verl.) Greuter
• Genista sagittalis subsp. sagittalis
• Genista sagittalis subsp. undulata(Ern) Greuter

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  Broom-like habit
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  In a high pasture in the southern Black Forest region
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  In a garden setting
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  In the wild on Mt. Vitosha in Bulgaria
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  Close up of flowers
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  After releasing seeds

References

1. Sp. Pl.: 710 (1753)
2. "Genista sagittalis L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
3. "Genista sagittalis arrow-jointed broom". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 14 January 2021. Other common names; … hare's foot greenweed, jointed broom
4. "Genista sagittalis". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
5. "Genista sagittalis subsp. delphinensis rock broom". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 14 January 2021. Synonyms; Chamaespartium sagittale 'Minor' … Chamaespartium sagittale subsp. delphinense, Genista delphinensis

External links

• "Genista sagittalis". Plants for a Future .