Fabaceae
French broom
Genista monspessulana
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Genista
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Common names
By language (7)
- Arabic
- جينيستا مونبلييه
- arz
- جينيستا مونبلييه
- Catalan
- Ginesta de Montpeller
- English
- French broom, Montpellier broom
- French
- Genêt de Montpellier
- Spanish
- Retamilla, Retamillo
- Welsh
- Banhadlen Montpellier
Synonyms
- Avornela candicans (L.) Raf.
- Cytisus candicans (L.) DC.
- Cytisus candicans (L.) Lam.
- Cytisus candicans var. colmeiroi Willk.
- Cytisus candicans var. eriocarpus (Kunze) Ceballos & C.Vicioso
- Cytisus candicans var. kunzeanus (Willk.) Pérez Lara
- Cytisus candicans var. subspicata (Webb & Berthel.) Pit. & Proust
- Cytisus candicans var. umbellata Pit. & Proust
- Cytisus kunzeanus Willk.
- Cytisus kunzeanus var. tangerinus (Pau) Font Quer
- Cytisus monspessulanus L.
- Cytisus monspessulanus var. burnatii Briq.
- Cytisus monspessulanus var. cinerascens Briq.
- Cytisus monspessulanus var. colmeiroi (Willk.) Briq.
- Cytisus monspessulanus var. eriocarpus (Kunze) Pau
- Cytisus monspessulanus var. kunzeanus (Willk.) Briq.
- Cytisus monspessulanus var. subspicatus (Webb & Berthel.) Briq.
- Cytisus monspessulanus var. syriacus (Boiss. & C.I.Blanche) Briq.
- Cytisus monspessulanus var. tangerinus Pau
- Cytisus monspessulanus var. umbellatus Briq.
- Cytisus pubescens Moench
- Cytisus syriacus (Boiss. & C.I.Blanche) Boiss. & C.I.Blanche
- Genista candicans L.
- Genista candicans var. colmeiroi (Willk.) Rouy
- Genista candicans var. eriocarpa (Kunze) Pau
- Genista eriocarpa Kunze
- Genista monspessulana var. colmeiroi (Willk.) O.Bolòs & Vigo
- Genista syriaca (Boiss. & C.I.Blanche) Boiss. & C.I.Blanche
- Telinaria candicans (L.) C.Presl
- Teline candicans (L.) Medik.
- Teline candicans var. subspicata Webb & Berthel.
- Teline candicans var. umbellata Webb & Berthel.
- Teline eriocarpa (Kunze) K.Koch
- Teline medicagioides Medik.
- Teline monospessulana (L.) K.Koch
- Teline monspessulana (L.) K.Koch
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.