Fabaceae
Warminster broom
Cytisus × praecox
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Cytisus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Warminster broom
Synonyms
- Cytisus praecox f. albus (T.Sm.) Rehder
- Cytisus praecox f. luteus (T.Sm.) Rehder
- Cytisus praecox unranked albus T.Sm.
- Cytisus praecox unranked luteus T.Sm.
- Cytisus purgans (L.) Benth.
- Genista praecox Rob.
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, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.