[The Pea Family West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Brooms West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Cytisus

Scotch Broom, Scots Broom: Cytisus scoparius (Synonym: Cytisus scoparius var. andreanus)

Scot's Broom: Cytisus scoparius

Portuguese Broom, White Spanish Broom: Cytisus multiflorus -

Scotch Broom, Scots Broom: Cytisus scoparius (Synonym: Cytisus scoparius var. andreanus) - Bush to 7 feet tall. Leaves are in threes (looking like thin clover leaves). Stems and leaves are a dark green. Flowers bright yellow, often with reddish splotches and irregular in shape, looking like crab claws.

Hairy-fruited Broom, Portuguese Broom, Striated Broom: Cytisus striatus -


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