Genista is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s in the legume
family
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,
native
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to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called
broom
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, though the term may also refer to other genera, including ''
Cytisus
''Cytisus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, native to open sites (typically scrub and heathland) in Europe, western Asia and North Africa. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and is one of several genera in the tribe Ge ...
'' and ''
Chamaecytisus
''Chamaecytisus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be a synonym (taxonomy), synonym of ''Cytisus''. ''Chamaecytisus palmensis, C. palmensis'' is a tree from the Canary Is ...
''. Brooms in other genera are sometimes considered synonymous with ''Genista'': ''Echinospartum'', ''
Retama
''Retama'' (also known as ''rotem'', he, רותם) is a genus of flowering bushes in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the broom tribe, Genisteae. ''Retama'' broom bushes are found natively in North Africa, the Levant and some parts of ...
'', ''
Spartium
''Spartium junceum'', known as Spanish broom, rush broom, or weaver's broom, it is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and the sole species in the genus ''Spartium''. It is closely related to the other brooms (in the genera ''Cyti ...
'', ''
Stauracanthus
''Stauracanthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is sometimes treated as part of the genera ''Genista'' or ''Ulex
''Ulex'' (commonly known as gorse, furze, or whin) is a genus ...
'', and ''
Ulex
''Ulex'' (commonly known as gorse, furze, or whin) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. The genus comprises about 20 species of thorny evergreen shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae. The species are na ...
''.
Description
They are mainly
deciduous
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shrubs and trees, often with brush-like foliage, often spiny to deter grazing, and masses of small, pea-like yellow blooms which are sometimes fragrant. Many of the species have flowers that open explosively when alighted on by an insect, the style flying through the upper seam of the keel and striking the underside of the insect, followed by a shower of pollen that coats the insect.
The name of the
Plantagenet
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royal line, which reigned in
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from 1154 to 1485, is derived from this genus, being a dialectal variation of ''planta genista''.
Several species are widely cultivated for their often sweet-smelling, abundant blooms early in the season, though many are not fully
hardy
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. The
cultivar
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'Porlock' has received the
Royal Horticultural Society
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's
Award of Garden Merit
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History
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.
Species
''Genista'' comprises the following species:
* ''
Genista abchasica
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, i ...
''
Sachokia
* ''
Genista acanthoclada
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, i ...
''
DC.
* ''
Genista aetnensis
''Genista aetnensis'', the Mount Etna broom, is a species of flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae. It is a large shrub or small tree endemic to Sicily and Sardinia where it is associated with sunny, open landscapes and poor, stony soil. ...
''
(Biv.) DC.—Mount Etna broom
* ''
Genista albida
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, i ...
''
Willd.
* ''
Genista anatolica
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, i ...
''
Boiss.
* ''
Genista anglica
''Genista anglica'', the petty whin, needle furze or needle whin, is a shrubby flowering plant of the family Fabaceae which can be found growing in Cornwall, Wales and eastern Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, ...
''
L.—petty whin, needle furze
* ''
Genista angustifolia''
Schischkin
* ''
Genista arbusensis''
Vals.
* ''
Genista aristata''
C. Presl
* ''
Genista armeniaca''
Spach
* ''
Genista aspalathoides''
Lam.
* ''
Genista aucheri
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, i ...
''
Boiss.
* ''
Genista ausetana''
(O. Bolòs & Vigo) Talavera
* ''
Genista balearica
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, i ...
''
Porta & Rigo
* ''
Genista banatica''
(Simonk.) Holub
* ''
Genista berberidea''
Lange
* ''
Genista burdurensis''
P.E. Gibbs
* ''
Genista cadasonensis''
Vals.
* ''
Genista canariensis
''Genista canariensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae, known by the common names Canary broom, Canary Islands broom or florist's genista. It is native to the Canary Islands, but it grows as an introduced species in ...
''
L.
* ''
Genista capitellata''
Coss.
* ''
Genista carinalis''
Griseb.
* ''
Genista carpetana''
Lange
* ''
Genista cephalantha''
Spach
* ''
Genista cinerascens
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family (biology), family Fabaceae, native plant, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom (shrub), broom, th ...
''
Lange
* ''
Genista cinerea
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, i ...
''
(Vill.) DC.
* ''
Genista clavata''
Poir.
* ''
Genista compacta''
Schischkin
* ''
Genista corsica
''Genista corsica'' is a plant endemic to Corsica and Sardinia where it is associated with sunny open landscapes and poor stony soil. It is a common constituent of garrigue and maquis communities.
Description
''Genista corsica'' is an erect or s ...
''
(Loisel.) DC.
* ''
Genista cupanii''
Guss.
* ''
Genista depressa''
M. Bieb.
* ''
Genista desoleana''
Vals.
* ''
Genista dorycnifolia''
Font Quer
* ''
Genista ephedroides''
DC.
* ''
Genista falcata''
Brot.
* ''
Genista fasselata''
Decne.
* ''
Genista ferox''
Poir.
* ''
Genista flagellaris''
Sommier & Levier
* ''
Genista florida''
L.
* ''
Genista fukarekiana''
Micevski & E. Mey.
* ''
Genista gasparrinii
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, i ...
''
(Guss.) C. Presl
* ''
Genista germanica''
L.
* ''
Genista haenseleri''
Boiss.
* ''
Genista halacsyi''
Heldr.
* ''
Genista hassertiana''
(Bald.) Buchegger
* ''
Genista hillebrandtii''
H. Christ
* ''
Genista hirsuta
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, i ...
''
M. Vahl
* ''
Genista hispanica
''Genista hispanica'', the Spanish gorse, or anlaga, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to southern France and northern Spain. It is suited for borders, wall and rock gardens, gravelly soils, and coastal situations.
...
''
L.
* ''
Genista holopetala
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, i ...
''
(Koch) Bald.
* ''
Genista humifusa''
L.
* ''
Genista hystrix
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, i ...
''
Lange
* ''
Genista ifniensis''
Caball.
* ''
Genista involucrata''
Spach
* ''
Genista januensis''
Viv.
** subsp. ''januensis''
Viv.
** subsp. ''lydia''
(Boiss.) Kit Tan & Ziel.
* ''
Genista juzepczukii''
Tzvelev
* ''
Genista kolakowskyi''
Sachokia
* ''
Genista libanotica''
Boiss.
* ''
Genista linifolia
''Genista linifolia'' is a species of broom known by the common names Mediterranean broom, needle-leaved broom and flax broom. It is native to southwestern Europe, North Africa, and the Canary Islands.
Description
This is a shrub with hairy ...
''
L.—flax broom
* ''
Genista lobelii
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, i ...
''
DC.
* ''
Genista lucida''
Cambess.
* ''
Genista maderensis''
(Webb & Berthel.) Lowe
* ''
Genista majorica''
Canto & M.J. Sanchez
* ''
Genista melia''
Boiss.
* ''
Genista michelii''
Spach
* ''
Genista micrantha''
Ortega
* ''
Genista microcephala''
Coss. & Durieu
* ''
Genista microphylla
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, i ...
''
DC.
* ''
Genista millii
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, i ...
''
Boiss.
* ''
Genista mingrelica''
Albov
* ''
Genista monspessulana
''Genista monspessulana'', commonly known as French broom, Montpellier broom, or Cape broom (Australia), is a woody leguminous perennial shrub. The yellow-flowering bush is native to the Mediterranean region, and while it may still be commonly so ...
''
(L.) L.A.S. Johnson—French broom, cape broom, Montpellier broom
* ''
Genista morisii
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, i ...
''
Colla
* ''
Genista mugronensis''
Vierh.
* ''
Genista nevadensis''
(Esteve & Vara) Rivas Mart., Asensi, Molero Mesa & F. Valle
* ''
Genista nissana''
Petrovic
* ''
Genista numidica
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, i ...
''
Spach
* ''
Genista obtusiramea''
Spach
* ''
Genista osmariensis
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, i ...
''
Coss.
* ''
Genista oxycedrina''
Pomel
* ''
Genista paivae
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, i ...
''
Lowe
* ''
Genista parnassica
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, i ...
''
Halacsy
* ''
Genista pilosa
''Genista pilosa'', commonly known as hairy greenweed, silkyleaf broom, silkyleaf woadwaxen and creeping broom, is a plant species in the genus '' Genista''. It is tall and has green coloured stems. It has yellowish coloured flowers which grow i ...
''
L.
* ''
Genista polyanthos
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, i ...
''
Willk.
* ''
Genista pseudopilosa
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, i ...
''
Coss.
* ''
Genista pulchella''
Vis.
* ''
Genista quadriflora
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, i ...
''
Munby
* ''
Genista radiata''
(L.) Scop.
* ''
Genista ramosissima
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, i ...
''
(Desf.) Poir.
* ''
Genista sagittalis''
L.
* ''
Genista sakellariadis
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, ...
''
Boiss. & Orph.
* ''
Genista salzmannii''
DC.
* ''
Genista sanabrensis
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, i ...
''
Valdes Brem. & al.
* ''
Genista sandrasica''
Hartvig & Strid
* ''
Genista sardoa''
Vals.
* ''
Genista scorpius''
(L.) DC.—aulaga
* ''
Genista scythica''
Pacz.
* ''
Genista segonnei''
(Maire) P.E. Gibbs
* ''
Genista sericea''
Wulfen
* ''
Genista sessilifolia''
DC.
* ''
Genista sibirica
''Genista tinctoria'', the dyer's greenweed or dyer's broom, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. Its other common names include dyer's whin, waxen woad and waxen wood. The Latin specific epithet ''tinctoria'' means "used as a ...
''
L.
* ''
Genista spachiana''
Webb
* ''
Genista spartioides''
Spach
* ''
Genista spinulosa''
Pomel
* ''
Genista splendens''
Webb & Berthel.[Some sources treat ''Genista splendens'' as a synonym of ''Teline linifolia''.]
* ''
Genista stenopetala''
Webb & Berthel.—sweet broom, Easter broom
* ''
Genista suanica''
Schischkin
* ''
Genista subcapitata''
Pancic
* ''
Genista sulcitana''
Vals.
* ''
Genista sylvestris''
Scop.
** var. ''pungens''
(Vis.) Rehder
** var. ''sylvestris''
Scop.
* ''
Genista taurica''
Dubovik
* ''
Genista tejedensis''
(Porto & Rigo) C. Vicioso
* ''
Genista tenera
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, i ...
''
(Murray) Kuntze
* ''
Genista teretifolia
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, i ...
''
Willk.
* ''
Genista tetragona
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family (biology), family Fabaceae, native plant, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom (shrub), broom, th ...
''
Besser
* ''
Genista thyrrena''
Vals.
* ''
Genista tinctoria
''Genista tinctoria'', the dyer's greenweed or dyer's broom, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. Its other common names include dyer's whin, waxen woad and waxen wood. The Latin specific epithet ''tinctoria'' means "used as a ...
''
L.—dyer's broom, woodwaxen
** var. ''ovata''
(Waldst. & Kit.) F. W. Schultz
** var. ''tinctoria''
L.
* ''
Genista toluensis
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, i ...
''
Vals.
* ''
Genista tournefortii
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, i ...
''
Spach
* ''
Genista transcaucasica''
Schischkin
* ''
Genista triacanthos''
Brot.
* ''
Genista tricuspidata
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, i ...
''
Desf.
* ''
Genista tridens''
(Cav.) DC.
* ''
Genista tridentata''
L.
* ''
Genista ulicina''
Spach
* ''
Genista umbellata''
(L'Hér.) Poir.
* ''
Genista valentina''
(Spreng.) Steud.
* ''
Genista verae
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, i ...
''
Juz.
* ''
Genista versicolor
Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, i ...
''
Boiss.
Species names with uncertain taxonomic status
The status of the following species is unresolved:
* ''Genista abyssinica''
Briq.
* ''Genista acquinoctialis''
Briq.
* ''Genista acutiflora''
Pau
* ''Genista acutifolia''
Spach
* ''Genista aegyptiaca''
Spreng.
* ''Genista aequinoctialis''
Briq.
* ''Genista affghanica''
Briq.
* ''Genista africana''
Briq.
* ''Genista albanica''
F.K.Mey.
* ''Genista alpicola''
Schur
* ''Genista alpina''
(Mill.) Spach
* ''Genista amana''
Rech.f.
* ''Genista amarella''
Lepech.
* ''Genista americana''
Spach
* ''Genista anabaptizata''
Briq.
* ''Genista andreana''
Puiss.
* ''Genista apetala''
Spach
* ''Genista aphylla''
DC.
* ''Genista aprutia''
C.Presl
* ''Genista arabica''
(Decne.) Briq.
* ''Genista arborea''
Spreng.
* ''Genista arborea''
Rouy
* ''Genista arborescens''
Mill. ex Spach
* ''Genista arcuata''
W.D.J.Koch
* ''Genista argentea''
(L.) Noulet
* ''Genista armata''
Poir.
* ''Genista artwinensis''
Schischk.
* ''Genista ascendens''
Briq.
* ''Genista austriaca''
(L.) Scheele
* ''Genista bakeri''
Briq.
* ''Genista bakeria''
Briq.
* ''Genista balansae''
(Boiss.) Rouy
* ''Genista ballii''
Briq.
* ''Genista barbara''
Munby
* ''Genista benehoavensis''
(Bolle) del Arco
* ''Genista bisflorens''
(Host) Rouy
* ''Genista bivonae''
C.Presl
* ''Genista bocchierii''
Bacch., Brullo & Feoli Chiapella
* ''Genista bourgaei''
Spach ex Nyman
* ''Genista bracteolata''
Link
* ''Genista britannica''
Rchb.
* ''Genista brugnieri''
Spach
* ''Genista brutia''
Brullo, Scelsi & Spamp.
* ''Genista caballeroi''
Pau ex Caball.
* ''Genista caespitosa''
K.Koch
* ''Genista calcicola''
Schur
* ''Genista calycina''
Briq.
* ''Genista capensis''
Spach
* ''Genista cappadocica''
Spach
* ''Genista cassia''
Boiss.
* ''Genista catalaunica''
(Webb) Rouy
* ''Genista cazorlana''
Debeaux & E.Rev.
* ''Genista charegia''
Coss. ex Batt.
* ''Genista cilentina''
Vals.
* ''Genista cineria''
DC.
* ''Genista cirtensis''
Pomel
* ''Genista collina''
Briq.
* ''Genista commixta''
Spach
* ''Genista compressa''
Sol. ex A.Cunn.
* ''Genista congesta''
(Willd.) Poir.
* ''Genista connata''
Briq.
* ''Genista contaminata''
Poir.
* ''Genista cordifolia''
Porta
* ''Genista coriacea''
Kit.
* ''Genista cosoniaca''
Bernardin ex Gand.
* ''Genista cossoniana''
Batt.
* ''Genista cotinifolia''
Burm.f.
* ''Genista crassifolia''
Briq.
* ''Genista crebrispina''
Pomel
* ''Genista cretica''
(L.) Spach
* ''Genista crotalarioides''
Briq.
* ''Genista csikii''
Kümmerle & Jáv.
* ''Genista cupani''
Guss.
* ''Genista cuspidata''
(Cav.) Spach
* ''Genista cuspidosa''
DC.
* ''Genista cytisoides''
Spach
* ''Genista dasycarpa''
Ball
* ''Genista daurica''
G.Nicholson
* ''Genista defoliata''
Lam.
* ''Genista delarbrei''
Lecoq & Lamotte
* ''Genista demarcoi''
Brullo, Scelsi & Siracusa
* ''Genista densa''
Poir.
* ''Genista discolor''
Webb ex Lowe
* ''Genista disperma''
Spach
* ''Genista divaricata''
Link
* ''Genista dorycnioides''
Briq.
* ''Genista dumetorum''
G.Nicholson
* ''Genista duriaei''
Spach
* ''Genista echinata''
Sennen
* ''Genista eckloniana''
Briq.
* ''Genista elias-sennenii''
Uribe-Ech. & Urrutia
* ''Genista elliptica''
(Willd. ex Spreng.) Steud.
* ''Genista elliptica''
Kit.
* ''Genista elongata''
Scheele
* ''Genista elongata''
(Waldst. & Kit.) E.H.L.Krause
* ''Genista emirnensis''
Briq.
* ''Genista ephedrifolia''
Pourr. ex Willk. & Lange
* ''Genista ericetorum''
Hoffmanns. ex Spreng.
* ''Genista erinacea''
Gilib.
* ''Genista erinaceoides''
(Loisel.) Vierh.
* ''Genista eriocarpa''
Kunze
* ''Genista europaea''
E.H.L.Krause
* ''Genista exaltata''
Link ex DC.
* ''Genista filifolia''
Licht. ex Walp.
* ''Genista filiformis''
Briq.
* ''Genista flaccida''
Briq.
* ''Genista foliolosa''
Link
* ''Genista formosa''
Carrière
* ''Genista fragrans''
Spach
* ''Genista friedrichsthaliana''
C.Presl
* ''Genista fritschii''
Rech.
* ''Genista frutescens''
Schloss. & Vuk.
* ''Genista gaditana''
Rouy
* ''Genista galioides''
Spach
* ''Genista gasparini''
C. Presl
* ''Genista genuensis''
Pers.
* ''Genista glabra''
Spach
* ''Genista gracilis''
Poir.
* ''Genista gracilis''
Spach
* ''Genista grandiflora''
(DC.) Spach
* ''Genista grossii''
Font Quer
* ''Genista gymnoptera''
Duby ex Nyman
* ''Genista halleri''
Reyn. ex DC.
* ''Genista harveyi''
Briq.
* ''Genista herbacea''
Lam.
* ''Genista hillebrandii''
Christ
* ''Genista hirta''
Rouy
* ''Genista hybrida''
E.H.L. Krause
* ''Genista hypericifolia''
Herb. ex Colla
* ''Genista incana''
Briq.
* ''Genista incerta''
Friv. ex Griseb.
* ''Genista incubacea''
Schur
* ''Genista inermis''
Gilib.
* ''Genista inermis''
Pančić
* ''Genista infesta''
G.Don
* ''Genista inops''
Boiss. & Balansa
* ''Genista insularis''
Bacch., Brullo & Feoli Chiapella
* ''Genista interrupta''
(Cav.) Steud.
* ''Genista italica''
Lodd. ex G.Don
* ''Genista jacquiniana''
Scheele
* ''Genista jaubertii''
Spach
* ''Genista jimenezii''
Pau ex Munuera
* ''Genista jordani''
Shuttlew. ex Rouy & Fouc.
* ''Genista jordanii''
Shuttlew.
* ''Genista juasi''
Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
* ''Genista juncea''
Scop.
* ''Genista kabylica''
Coss. ex Batt.
* ''Genista kochii''
Rouy
* ''Genista kotschyi''
Briq.
* ''Genista laburnum''
(L.) E.H.L.Krause
* ''Genista lampropphylla''
Spach
* ''Genista lanigera''
Spach
* ''Genista laricifolia''
Burm.f.
* ''Genista leptophylla''
Spach
* ''Genista lipskii''
(Novopokr. & Schischk.) Novopokr. & Schischk.
* ''Genista longirostrata''
Sennen
* ''Genista lunaris''
Briq.
* ''Genista macrobotrys''
(Maire & Sennen) Sennen
* ''Genista madoniensis''
Raimondo
* ''Genista maroccana''
Briq.
* ''Genista martinii''
Verguin & Soulie
* ''Genista mauritiana''
Pau & Sennen
* ''Genista microsoma''
Briq.
* ''Genista millani''
Caball.
* ''Genista milli''
Heldr. ex Boiss.
* ''Genista minima''
Bubani
* ''Genista minor''
Lam.
* ''Genista minor''
Guillon ex Verl.
* ''Genista moesiaca''
Velen.
* ''Genista mogadorensis''
Pau
* ''Genista moleroi''
Talavera & P.E.Gibbs
* ''Genista mollis''
(Cav.) DC.
* ''Genista montbretii''
Spach
* ''Genista multibracteata''
Tausch
* ''Genista multicaulis''
Lam.
* ''Genista myrtifolia''
Burm.f.
* ''Genista nervata''
Hoppe ex Griseb.
* ''Genista nigricans''
(L.) Scheele ex Briq.
* ''Genista nigricans''
(L.) E.H.L.Krause
* ''Genista nitens''
(Willd.) Steud.
* ''Genista nitida''
Formánek
* ''Genista nodosa''
Tausch
* ''Genista notarisii''
Rouy
* ''Genista nubigena''
Link
* ''Genista nuda''
(Willd.) Steud.
* ''Genista obsoleta''
(Eckl. & Zeyh.) Briq.
* ''Genista odorata''
Moench
* ''Genista odoratissima''
Spach
* ''Genista odoratissima''
Pourr.
* ''Genista oliverii''
Spach
* ''Genista orientalis''
Spach
* ''Genista ornithopodioides''
(Jaub. & Spach) Briq.
* ''Genista ottomanica''
Formánek
* ''Genista ovina''
Bacch., Brullo & Feoli Chiapella
* ''Genista palmatiformis''
Maire & Sennen, in Sennen
* ''Genista palmiformis''
(Sennen & Mauricio ex Maire) Maire & Sennen
* ''Genista parviflora''
Brot.
* ''Genista parvifolia''
G.Don
* ''Genista pauciflorum''
Briq.
* ''Genista pedunculata''
L'Hér.
* ''Genista peloponnesiaca''
Spach
* ''Genista pendulina''
Lam.
* ''Genista persica''
Poir.
* ''Genista pestalozzae''
Boiss.
* ''Genista petitiana''
(A.Rich.) Briq.
* ''Genista philippi''
Lindl.
* ''Genista phrygia''
Bornm.
* ''Genista pichisermolliana''
Vals.
* ''Genista pilocarpa''
Link
* ''Genista pinastrifolia''
Spach
* ''Genista polygalaefolia''
DC.
* ''Genista polygalaephylla''
Brot.
* ''Genista polyphylla''
(Eckl. & Zeyh.) Briq.
* ''Genista polysperma''
Briq.
* ''Genista polytricha''
Spach
* ''Genista pomeli''
Mares & Vigineix
* ''Genista pomeliana''
Maire
* ''Genista pomelii''
Marès & Vigin.
* ''Genista postranensis''
Formánek
* ''Genista pratensis''
Pollini
* ''Genista pseudoumbellata''
Caball.
* ''Genista pteroclada''
(Boiss.) Spach
* ''Genista pulverulenta''
Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
* ''Genista pungens''
Poir.
* ''Genista purpurea''
(Scop.) E.H.L.Krause
* ''Genista ramentacea''
(Sieber) Briq.
* ''Genista ratisbonensis''
(Schaeff.) E.H.L.Krause
* ''Genista raymundi''
Maire & Sennen, in Sennen & Mauricio
* ''Genista retama''
G.Nicholson
* ''Genista rhodophon''
Webb ex Delile
* ''Genista rhodorhizoides''
Webb & Berthel.
* ''Genista richteri''
Rouy
* ''Genista rigens''
C.Presl
* ''Genista rosea''
(Jaub. & Spach) Briq.
* ''Genista rostrata''
Poir.
* ''Genista salditana''
Pomel
* ''Genista salesii''
Sennen
* ''Genista salicifolia''
Dippel
* ''Genista sauzeana''
(Burnham & Briq.) Rouy
* ''Genista schimperiana''
(Hochst.) Briq.
* ''Genista scolopendria''
Spach
* ''Genista scolopendrina''
Willk.
* ''Genista scoparia''
(L.) Lam.
* ''Genista scoparia''
Chaix
* ''Genista scopolii''
Rouy
* ''Genista scorpia''
St.-Lag.
* ''Genista scorpionia''
St.-Lag.
* ''Genista sennenii''
Font Quer ex Sennen
* ''Genista sepiaria''
Lam.
* ''Genista sessiliflora''
Briq.
* ''Genista sigeriana''
Fuss
* ''Genista silana''
Brullo, Gangale & Spamp.
* ''Genista sophoroides''
Spach
* ''Genista spathulata''
Spach
* ''Genista sphaerocarpa''
(L.) Lam.
* ''Genista spicata''
Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Meisn.
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* ''Genista spiniflora''
Lam.
* ''Genista stenocarpa''
Janka
* ''Genista stenophylla''
Schur
* ''Genista stipulacea''
(Eckl. & Zeyh.) Briq.
* ''Genista stylosa''
(Spreng.) G.Don
* ''Genista subsecunda''
Schur
* ''Genista subsericans''
(Bornm.) Rech.f.
* ''Genista supranubia''
(L.f.) Spach
* ''Genista syriaca''
(Boiss. & Blanche) Boiss. & Blanche
* ''Genista tamarrutii''
Caball.
* ''Genista tchihatchewi''
Boiss.
* ''Genista tenella''
Willk.
* ''Genista tenorei''
G.Don
* ''Genista tenorii''
Steud.
* ''Genista tenorii''
G. Don
* ''Genista tenuispina''
Samp.
* ''Genista thebaica''
Spach
* ''Genista thyrsiflora''
G.Nicholson
* ''Genista tomentella''
Boiss. & Noë
* ''Genista tomentosa''
Poir.
* ''Genista transsilvanica''
Schur
* ''Genista trigonelloides''
(Jaub. & Spach) Briq.
* ''Genista tripolitana''
Bornm.
* ''Genista triquetra''
(Lam.) L'Hér.
* ''Genista triquetra''
Willd.
* ''Genista triquetra''
Waldst. & Kit.
* ''Genista tyrrhena''
Vals.
* ''Genista undulata''
Link
* ''Genista uniflora''
(Decne.) Briq.
* ''Genista valdes-bermejoi''
Talavera & L.Sáez
* ''Genista valsecchiae''
Brullo & De Marco
* ''Genista velutina''
(Eckl. & Zeyh.) Briq.
* ''Genista versiflora''
Tausch
* ''Genista villosa''
Lam.
* ''Genista villosa''
Spach
* ''Genista vulgaris''
Garsault
* ''Genista vulgaris''
Gray
* ''Genista vuralii''
A.Duran & Dural
* ''Genista walpersiana''
Briq.
* ''Genista weldeniana''
Scheele
* ''Genista zeyheri''
Briq.
Hybrids
The following hybrids have been described:
* ''Genista'' ×''altoportillensis''
Egido & Puente García
* ''Genista'' ×''arizagae''
Elorza ''et al''.
* ''Genista'' ×''fritschii''
Rech.
* ''Genista'' ×''martinii''
Verg. & Soulié
* ''Genista'' ×''norpalentina''
J.M.Aparicio ''et al''.
* ''Genista'' ×''oweniana''
auct.
* ''Genista'' ×''rivasgodayana''
J.Andrés & Llamas
* ''Genista'' ×''segurae''
Uribe-Ech. & Urrutia
* ''Genista'' ×''uribe-echebarriae''
Urrutia
References
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q156696
Fabaceae genera
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus