Fabaceae
Leafy broom
Genista stenopetala
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Genista
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Common names
By language (3)
- Danish
- Stuevisse
- English
- Leafy broom
- frr
- Swet Skroben
Synonyms
- Cytisus everestianus (Everest ex J.J.Blandy) W.Bull
- Cytisus racemosus Marnock
- Cytisus stenopetalus (Webb & Berthel.) Christ
- Cytisus stenopetalus var. gomerae Pit.
- Cytisus stenopetalus var. palmensis Pit.
- Genista everestiana Everest ex J.J.Blandy
- Genista formosa Carrière
- Genista racemosa (Marnock) Anon.
- Genista racemosa B.S.Williams
- Genista racemosa var. elegans B.S.Williams
- Genista racemosa var. superba B.S.Williams
- Telinaria stenopetala (Webb & Berthel.) C.Presl
- Teline stenopetala (Webb & Berthel.) Webb & Berthel.
- Teline stenopetalus Webb & Berthel.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nil NZ, 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.