Fabaceae

Hairybroom

Cytisus villosus Pourr.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Cytisus

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Common names

By language (6)

Catalan: Godua peluda
Corsican: Urticapra
English: Hairybroom
French: Cytise velu, Cytise à trois fleurs, Genêt velu
Russian: Ракитник опушённый
Spanish: Escobón negro

Synonyms

Cytisus affinis C.Presl
Cytisus barcinonensis Sennen
Cytisus mollis Willd.
Cytisus triflorus L'Hér.
Cytisus triflorus var. bidentatus Chabert
Cytisus triflorus var. glabrescens C.Vicioso
Genista triflorus var. villosus (Pourr.) DC.
Laburnum molle J.Presl
Lembotropis affinis (C.Presl) C.Presl

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.