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broom (Fabaceae / Leguminosae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
Very widespreadNegligible tendencyNE
Plant Atlas 2020
BSBI Distribution Map

Cytisus scoparius is a shrub of sandy ground, especially heaths.

Te Anau, New Zealand; 2009-10-15

 broom / Cytisus scoparius: _Cytisus scoparius_ is a shrub of sandy ground, especially heaths.

The pods of Cytisus scoparius have long hairs along the margins.

Coldingham Moor (VC81: Berwickshire); 2015-08-08

 broom / Cytisus scoparius: The pods of _Cytisus scoparius_ have long hairs along the margins.

Cytisus scoparius subsp. maritimus is a prostrate form found in coastal settings from the Lleyn Peninsula (VC49: Caernarvonshire) to Cornwall, around parts of the Republic of Ireland and on Rathlin Island (VCH39: Antrim); its stems are hairier than in inland specimens.

Lizard (VC1: West Cornwall & Scillies); 2021-06-01

 broom / Cytisus scoparius: _Cytisus scoparius_ subsp. _maritimus_ is a prostrate form found in coastal settings from the Lleyn Peninsula (VC49) to Cornwall, around parts of the Republic of Ireland and on Rathlin Island (VCH39); its stems are hairier than in inland specimens.

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