Fabaceae
Cytisus

Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link

First published in Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 241 (1822)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Idaho

Native to:

Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Alabama, Antipodean Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Azores, British Columbia, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Chatham Is., Chile Central, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, India, Japan, Kentucky, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Madeira, Maryland, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Northern Provinces, Oregon, South Australia, Tasmania, Tennessee, Turkey-in-Europe, Victoria, Washington, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Auvray, G. & Malecot, V. (2012). A revision of Cytisus sections Alburnoides, Spartopsis and Verzinum (Genisteae, Fabaceae). Edinburgh Journal of Botany 70: 61-120.
  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Du Puy, D.J., Labat, N.-N., Rabevohitra, R., Villiers, J.-F., Bosser, J. & Moat, J. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar: 1-737. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Isely, D. (1998). Native and Naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States: 1-1007. Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Japan IIb: 1-550. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kumar, S. (2012). Herbaceous flora of Jaunsar-Bawar (Uttarkhand), India: enumerations. Phytotaxonomy 12: 33-56.
  • Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.
  • Wagner, W.L., Herbst, D.R. & Sohmer, S.H. (1999). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i, rev. ed., 1: 1-988. University of Hawai'i Press, Bishop Museum Press.
  • Webb, C.J., Sykes, W.R. & Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988). Flora of New Zealand 4: 1-1365. Botany division, D.S.I.R., Christchurch.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Auvray, G. & Malecot, V. (2012). A revision of Cytisus sections Alburnoides, Spartopsis and Verzinum (Genisteae, Fabaceae). Edinburgh Journal of Botany 70: 61-120.
  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Delipavlov, D. & Cheshmedzhiev, I. (eds.) (2011). Opredelitel na rasteniiata v Bulgariia: 1-590. Akad. Isd. Agrar. Univers. Plovdiv.
  • Du Puy, D.J., Labat, N.-N., Rabevohitra, R., Villiers, J.-F., Bosser, J. & Moat, J. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar: 1-737. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Isely, D. (1998). Native and Naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States: 1-1007. Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
  • Kumar, S. (2012). Herbaceous flora of Jaunsar-Bawar (Uttarkhand), India: enumerations. Phytotaxonomy 12: 33-56.
  • Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
  • Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria. http://www.anbg.gov.au/chah/apc/index.html.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Wagner, W.L., Herbst, D.R. & Sohmer, S.H. (1999). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i, rev. ed., 1: 1-988. University of Hawai'i Press, Bishop Museum Press.
  • Webb, C.J., Sykes, W.R. & Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988). Flora of New Zealand 4: 1-1365. Botany division, D.S.I.R., Christchurch.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.
  • Yakovlev, G.P., Sytin, A.K. & Roskov, Y.R. (1996). Legumes of Northern Eurasia. A checklist: 1-724. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

International Legume Database and Information Service

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  • Chittenden, F. J. (1951). The RHS Dictionary of Gardening II. Oxford Univ. Press
  • Du Puy, D. J. et al. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar. RBG Kew.
  • Grieve, M. A. (1982). A modern herbal. Penguin
  • Hickman, J. C. (ed.) (1993). The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California. 1400pp.
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  • Polunin, O. (1969). Flowers of Europe. O. U. P.
  • Polunin, O. (1976). Trees and Bushes of Europe. Oxford Univ. Press
  • Ross-Craig, S. (1954). Drawings of British Plants Part VII. Reprinted 1979, Vol 3.
  • Rothmaler W. & al. (1988). Exkursionsflora fur die Gebiete der DDR und der BRD. Bd. 2.
  • Scoggan, H. J. (1978). Fl. Canada Part 3. National Museums of Canada, Ottawa
  • Sokolov, P. D. (1987). Rastitelnye resursy SSR. (Vol 4). Leningrad(Rus.)
  • Stace, C. (1991). New Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge Univ. Press
  • Terrell, E. E. (1977). Checklist of Names for 3, 000 Vas. Pl... Agric. Handbook No. 505
  • Vieira, R. (1992). Flora da Madeira... Endemicas. Serv. Nac., Lisbon.
  • Webb, C. J. et al. (1988). Flora of New Zealand Vol IV

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Atchley, S.C. [213] Spain K003011040 Yes
Scarlett (Mrs.) [123] Portugal K003011054 Yes
Grabmayr, V. [s.n.] Austria K003011071 Yes
[de Dians] [s.n.] France K003011022 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [s.n.] Spain K003011046 Yes
Porta [s.n.] Austria K003011068 Yes
Ellman, E.; Sandwith, N.Y. [355] Spain K003011038 Yes
Vogel [s.n.] Portugal K003011048 Yes
Braun, A.C.H. [s.n.] France K003011023 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [1813] Portugal K000654432 Isotype Yes
Czefranova, S. [s.n.] Russia K003011076 Yes
Gilliat-Smith, B. [3082] Bosnia and Herzegovina K003011057 Yes
Bisby, F.A.; Nicholls, K.H.; Polhill, R.M. [88] Spain K003011043 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [4270] France K003011029 Yes
[Denonville] [s.n.] Belgium K003011027 Yes
Asplund, E.; Samuelsson, G. [s.n.] Sweden K003011074 Yes
s.coll. [448] Spain K003011039 Yes
Butler, T. [s.n.] Italy K003011084 Yes
s.coll. [803] K003011063 Yes
Fiori, A. [s.n.] Italy K003011080 Yes
Winkler, M. [s.n.] Spain K003011034 Yes
Fernandes, H.; Sousa [1663] Portugal K003011059 Yes
[B] [s.n.] France K003011024 Yes
s.coll. [E619] Italy K003011086 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003011088 Yes
Lowe, R.T. [988] Portugal K000226815 Unknown Type Material Yes
[illegible] [73] Italy K003011083 Yes
Porta [s.n.] Austria K003011072 Yes
Christenhusz, M.J.M.; Steinbach, M.; Mian, S.; Leitch, I. [MC9367] United Kingdom K001400994 Yes
Bisby, F.A.; Nicholls, K.H.; Polhill, R.M. [78] Spain K003011044 Yes
Porta [s.n.] Austria K003011070 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [4664] France K003011025 Yes
{Adr. Fiori} [s.n.] Italy K003011087 Yes
[Mayrand, C.W.] [8716] France K003011019 Yes
[Racuitz, C.] [66] Poland K003011077 Yes
Verdcourt; Wilmot-Dear [5348] France K003011030 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003011058 Yes
Ruhsam, M. [DMR170] United Kingdom K001768024 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K003011091 Yes
Suza, J. [s.n.] K003011065 Yes
Porta [s.n.] Austria K003011067 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] Germany K003011061 Yes
Koster, J.T. [1230] K003011013 Yes
Anderson; Olsson, O. [s.n.] Spain K003011075 Yes
Cuatrecasas [s.n.] Spain K003011090 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K003011036 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [328] Spain K003011049 Yes
Webb, D.A. [s.n.] Spain K003011042 Yes
Roivainen, H. [s.n.] Spain K003011051 Yes
Gourlay, W.B. [G45] Spain K003011041 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Italy K003011081 Yes
Lowe, R.T. [157] Portugal K000226813 Unknown Type Material Yes
Boissier, P.E.E. [s.n.] Spain K003011047 Yes
Gaudefroy, E. [s.n.] France K003011018 Yes
Wyatt, J.W. [226] France K003011016 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [6385] Spain K003011052 Yes
Lowe, R.T. [961] Portugal K000226814 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schulz, A. [132] Germany K003011062 Yes
Porta [s.n.] Austria K003011069 Yes
Maas Geesteranus, R.A. [4107] K003011014 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003011082 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003011085 Yes
Fijalkowski, D. [s.n.] Poland K003011078 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [5537] Italy K003011089 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] France K003011017 Yes
Winkler, M. [s.n.] Spain K003011033 Yes
[Lear, G.M.] [s.n.] Spain K003011035 Yes
Gilliat-Smith, B. [3082bis] Bosnia and Herzegovina K003011056 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K003011037 Yes
Jávorka, S.; Timkó, G. [s.n.] Spain K003011050 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [s.n.] Austria K003011066 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003011020 Yes
Cuatrecasas [s.n.] Spain K003011092 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K003011060 Yes
Loidi, J. [s.n.] Spain K003011045 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003011073 Yes
[Eosquinet] [s.n.] Belgium K003011026 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [12] Spain K003011053 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [4270] France K003011028 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003011021 Yes

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