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Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Cytisus*	L.	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Spartium scoparium*	L.	basionym
*Spartium scoparium*	L.	homotypic synonym
*Sarothamnus bourgaei*	Boiss.	synonym
*Sarothamnus oxyphyllus*	Boiss.	synonym
*Sarothamnus scoparius*	(L.) W. D. J. Koch	synonym
*Sarothamnus vulgaris*	Wimm.	synonym; nom. illeg.

Children

Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link subsp. scoparius
Cytisus scoparius subsp. maritimus (Rouy) Heywood

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Asturian: capio; escoba; escobal; xiniesta; zapaterinos sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Catalan: bàlec; chinastra; chinestra; ginesta d´escombres; ginesta de escombras; ginesta prima; ginesta/ginestes; ginestell comú; ginestrell; gódua; gòdua; moduga; xirolla sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

English: Broom; Common Broom; Scotch Broom; Scots Broom; Yellow Broom sources: Ambasta, S. P. - The Useful Plants Of India 1986.;Chittenden, F. J. - The RHS Dictionary Of Gardening II. Oxford Univ. Press 1951.;Hickman, J. C. (ed.) - The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants Of California. 1400pp. 1993.

Euskera: erkatz; erkhatz; gisats; irasta; iriasta; iruntzi-belarr; isasa; isats arrun; isats arrunt; isatza; isaxa; itsus-kilatz; itzuski; itzuskilatz; jats beltz; larrothe; tximitza; tximizta; zumarica sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

French: Genet A Balais sources: Paris F. & al. - Guide Des Fleurs Sauvages. Neuchatel, Paris. (Fr) 1976.

Galician: escoba; escoba de Galicia; gesta mansa; gesta molar; gesta negra; giesta; giesta-brava; giesta-ribeirinha; giesteira-das-vassouras; piorno; retrama; xesta brava; xesta marela; xesta molar; xesta moura; xesta negral; xiniesta sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

German: Besenginster sources: Rothmaler W. & al. - Exkursionsflora Fur Die Gebiete Der DDR Und Der BRD. Bd. 2. 1988.

Portuguese: chamiça; escova; giesta negra; giesta-armela; giesta-brava; giesta-ribeirinha; giesteira das vassouras; giesteira menor; giesteira-brava; giesteira-das-vassoiras; giesteira-das-vassouras; maiás; retama; xesta; xesta brava; xesta mansa; xesta molar; xesta negra; xesta negral sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Russian: Zharkovetz Metelchatyi sources: Kreczetowicz, V. I. - In: Flora URSS, Vol. 11. Mosqua, Leningrad. (Rus) 1941.

Spanish, Castillian: alama; albareja; barredoira; cabestro de oro; chamiça; codeja; escoba amarga; escoba amarilla; escoba de flor amarilla; escoba negrera; escobajera; genista angulosa; ginesta angulosa; hiniesta blanca; hiniesta de escobas; hiniesta escobar; hiniesta negra; illesta; inhiesta; jiniesta; morisca; rebanillo; retama amarilla; retama colorá; retama de escoba; retama hiniesta; retama morisca; retama silvestre sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

unknown: Escoba Negra; Giesta; Retama De Escobas sources: Parodi, L. R. - Enciclop. Argentina de Agr. Y Jard. (3rd Ed.) Acme: Buenos A 1987.;Vieira, R. - Flora Da Madeira... Endemicas. Serv. Nac., Lisbon. 1992.