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Spartium junceum L.

Spanish broom (Fabaceae / Leguminosae)

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Spartium junceum is a garden shrub that has become naturalised, especially in some coastal locations.

Shingle Street (VC25: East Suffolk); 2019-07-11

 Spanish broom / Spartium junceum: _Spartium junceum_ is a garden shrub that has become naturalised, especially in some coastal locations.

In Spartium junceum (unlike Genista), the calyx is split along its upper edge, with the short teeth pointing downwards.

Shingle Street (VC25: East Suffolk); 2019-07-11

 Spanish broom / Spartium junceum: In _Spartium junceum_ (unlike _Genista_), the calyx is split along its upper edge, with the short teeth pointing downwards.

The fruit of Spartium junceum is a flat, hairy pod.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-08-05

 Spanish broom / Spartium junceum: The fruit of _Spartium junceum_ is a flat, hairy pod.

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