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Broom
金雀花 · 金雀花 · 金雀花 · Genêt à balais · Retama negra
Cytisus scoparius
Looks a bit like gorse but without the spikes — a tall green bush with bright yellow pea-shaped flowers. People used to bundle the twigs to make sweeping brooms.
Height
200 cm
Blooms
May–Jun
Family
Pea (Fabaceae)
Latin name
Cytisus scoparius
Where to find
- Heaths and dry banks
- Forest clearings
- Sandy roadsides