Fabaceae

Genista hispanica L.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Genista

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Genista hispanica (Genista hispanica) — FlowerPhoto: CorentinD, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (8)

Azerbaijani: İspan nazı
Basque: Otabera arrunt
Catalan: Argelagó, Argilaga
Chinese: 西班牙小金雀花, 西班牙染料木
Czech: Kručinka španělská
French: Genet d'Espagne, Petit genet d'Espagne, Petit genêt d'Espagne
Spanish: Algoma, Aliaga de ciento en pie, Aliaga negral, Cascabla, Cascaula, Hierba de la matriquera, Olaguina, Ulagiño
Welsh: Eithinen Sbaen

Synonyms

Lissera hispanica (L.) Fourr.
Spartium hispanicum (L.) Spreng.
Telinaria hispanica (L.) C.Presl
Ulex hispanicus (L.) Anon.
Voglera hispanica (L.) Fourr.

Photos

FlowerPhoto: CorentinD, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: manu_de_pedro, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Louis Aureglia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Roland Godon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Louis Aureglia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Isidre blanc, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Isidre blanc, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bastien Le Mort, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Isidre blanc, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.