Cytisus striatus
species of plant
Cytisus striatus is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common names hairy-fruited broom and Portuguese broom. This plant is native to the west of the Iberian Peninsula and northwestern Morocco. It has been introduced to and has become invasive in parts of western North America and other regions with Mediterranean-type climates.
Description
This is an upright, bushy shrub reaching 1–3 metres (3.3–9.8 ft) in height. It is highly branched and sprawling. It has green, photosynthetic stems, with 8-10 longitudinal ridges. The leaves are small, made up of one or three leaflets, each leaflet up to 13 mm long; they are deciduous or evergreen, depending on the climate. The yellow pea-like flowers occur singly or in pairs along the stems. The fruit is a green ripening blackish, slightly inflated, densely white-haired legume pod that releases seeds explosively upon maturation. The seeds can be spread by ants.
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