Fabaceae
Bridal broom
Retama monosperma
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Retama
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Common names
By language (8)
- Arabic
- ريتاما أحادية البذور
- arz
- ريتاما مونوسبيرما
- Azerbaijani
- Birmeyvəli sarıkol
- Basque
- Otabera zuri
- Catalan
- Ginesta de flor blanca
- Chinese
- 单子细枝豆
- English
- Bridal broom
- Greek
- Εχίνοπας
Synonyms
- Genista defoliata Lam.
- Genista monosperma (L.) Lam.
- Lygos monosperma (L.) Heywood
- Retama monosperma subsp. monosperma
- Spartium clusii Spach
- Spartium dubium Spach
- Spartium gracile Salisb.
- Spartium monospermum L.
- Spartium rhodorhizoides Walp.
- Spartium rostratum Spach
- Spartium semperflorens Spach
- Spartium webbii Spach
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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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.