Fabaceae
Mediterranean broom
Genista linifolia
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Genista
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Mediterranean broom
Synonyms
- Avornela linifolia (L.) Raf.
- Cytisus linifolius (L.) Lam.
- Cytisus linifolius var. angustifolius Briq.
- Cytisus linifolius var. leiocarpus (J.J.Rodr.) Porta
- Cytisus linifolius var. leucocarpus (J.J.Rodr.) Porta
- Genista linifolia var. leucocarpa J.J.Rodr.
- Genistoides linifolia (L.) Moench
- Lugaion linifolium (L.) Raf.
- Spartium amoenum Salisb.
- Spartium linifolium (L.) Desf.
- Telinaria linifolia (L.) C.Presl
- Teline linifolia (L.) Webb & Berthel.
- Teline linifolia var. angustifolia Webb & Berthel.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: A. Barra, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kevin Thiele from Perth, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.