Chamaecytisus spinescens
| Chamaecytisus spinescens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Chamaecytisus |
| Species: | C. spinescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Chamaecytisus spinescens | |
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Chamaecytisus spinescens, commonly called spiny broom, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Southern Europe with the exclusion of Spain and Portugal, ranging from Central and South Italy (exclusively the mainland) to the West and South Balkan Peninsula along with the island of Crete.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was first described (illegitimately) by Carl Borivoj Presl in 1826 as Cytisus spinescens and was transferred to the genus Chamaecytisus by Werner Rothmaler in 1944 under its current binomial name.[3][2]
Subtaxa
The following subspecies are accepted:[2]
• Chamaecytisus spinescens subsp. spinescens
• Chamaecytisus spinescens subsp. creticus (Boiss. & Heldr.) K.I.Chr.
References
- ^ "Cytisus spinescens: Bazos, I. & Orsenigo, S." IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ^ a b c "Chamaecytisus spinescens Rothm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
- ^ Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 53: 143 (1944)