Cytisus spinosus
Common names
spiny broom
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Flower colours
Yellow
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Synonyms
Calicotome spinosa (L.) Link
Endemic family
No
Ecology
Year naturalised
1933
Origin
Mediterranean
Other information
Etymology
cytisus: From the Greek kytisos ‘trefoil’, referring to the shape of the leaves of many species
spinosus: Spiny
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
CYTSPI