Fabaceae

Cytisus oromediterraneus Rivas Mart. & al.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Cytisus

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Common names

By language (8)

Asturian: Piornu moriscu
Catalan: Bàlec
French: Genêt purgatif, Spartier purgatif
Galician: Piorno galego
Japanese: キティスス・オロメディテラネウス
kab: Asaxi
Occitan: Reguèrg
Spanish: Piorno serrano, Calabon, Calabón, Escoba de negrales, Escoba serrana, Espiorno, Piorno gallego, Retama angulosa

Synonyms

Cytisus balansae subsp. europaeus (G.Lopez & C.E.Jarvis) Munoz Ga
Cytisus balansae subsp. europaeus (G.López & C.E.Jarvis) Muñoz Garm.
Cytisus balansae var. europaeus G.López & C.E.Jarvis
Cytisus purgans var. grandiflorus Debeaux & E.Rev.
Genista purgans var. brachycarpa Rouy
Sarothamnus glaucus St.-Lag.

Photos

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Photo: Francdubtes, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Monteiro Henrique, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.