Cytisus scoparius (syn. Sarothamnus scoparius), the common broom or Scotch broom, is a deciduous leguminous shrub native to western and central Europe. [2] In Great Britain and Ireland, the standard name is broom; [3][4][5] this name is also used for other members of the Genisteae tribe, such as French broom or Spanish broom; and the term common broom is sometimes used for clarification.
[6][7. Description Scotch broom is a bushy, drought-deciduous shrub that grows three to six feet tall. The green branches are sharply angled with five green ridges, and they are hairy when young and without hairs as they mature.
Scotch broom reproduces vegetatively and by seed. The seed pods often open explosively, vaulting the seeds to some distance. Broom control costs on right-of-ways, public facilities, parkland and private property are in the millions of dollars each year due to its rapid growth and persistent nature.
Scotch broom is a prolific seed producer of long-lived (10 years plus) seeds. Broom stands establish persistent soil. Description Scotch Broom is deciduous arching, many-stemmed shrub in the Fabaceae family that grows up to 6' tall.
In warmer climates, it can be evergreen. This plant blooms in mid. Cytisus scoparius Photo: Joseph DiTomaso Synonyms: Sarathamnus scoparius, Spartium scoparius Common names: Scotch broom; English broom; common broom Cytisus scoparius (Scotch broom) is a perennial shrub (family Fabaceae), which grows in sunny sites with dry sandy soil, and spreads rapidly through pastures, borders of forests, and roadsides.
Cytisus scoparius can be found from the coast to the. Scotch Broom COMMON NAME: Scotch broom SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cytisus scoparius ORIGIN: Northern Africa and Europe DESCRIPTION: Scotch broom is a shrub that grows up to 10 feet tall and whose green branches are sharply angled with five ridges. Young plants have hairy stems, while mature plants are hairless.
Along the stem, small, pea-like, yellow flowers bloom from late May to June. The flowers give. Other names for this plant include: Common names: English broom, standard broom, broom tops Scientific names: Genista scoparius; Sarothamnus scoparius, S.
vulgaris; Spartium scoparium Classification in Wisconsin: Prohibited Ecological Threat Scotch broom is often found in sandy areas such as dunes or beaches where its nitrogen. Scotch Broom contains the quinolizidine alkaloids, sparteine and isosparteine, which are toxic to livestock. Livestock poisonings in the U.S.
are apparently very rare, but have been reported in Europe. Scotch Broom can be a host for several species of the pathogen Phytophthora. These pathogens can cause root rot and other diseases.
Cytisus scoparius, commonly called common broom or Scotch broom, is a multi-stemmed, deciduous/evergreen shrub that grows 4-8' tall and features generally upright, broom-like, slender green branching and bright yellow flowers. The following descriptions of Scotch and striated broom provide summaries of the range of characteristics described in several reviews [4, 17, 34, 59, 97] and florae [47, 54, 55, 100, 104, 124, 153].