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Genista linifolia

Mediterranean broom
Habit Shrubs 1–2.5 m. Stems densely sericeous, hairs yellow-brown.
Leaves

petiolate;

stipules 1–6(–10) mm;

petiole 1–5 mm;

leaflets 3, blades linear to narrowly elliptic, 15–60 mm, base attenuate, margins revolute, apex acuminate, surfaces densely pubescent abaxially, sparsely white-pannose adaxially.
Inflorescences

5–20-flowered, terminal, racemes, dense, 15–30 mm;

bracts 1–2 mm.
Pedicels

2–7 mm.
Flowers

calyx 5–15 mm, densely floccose;

banner narrowly ovate, 10–15(–18) mm, apex notched, densely pubescent;

wings and keel equaling banner, pubescent abaxially.
Legumes

narrowly oblong, 15–35 mm, sericeous.
Seeds

6–8, yellow-tan to brown, widely ellipsoid to rounded, 2 mm.

Genista linifolia
Phenology Flowering Feb–Aug.
Habitat Disturbed areas.
Elevation 0–700 m. (0–2300 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; sw Europe; n Africa; Atlantic Islands (Canary Islands) [Introduced in North America; introduced also in Australia]
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Discussion

Genista linifolia is known from Humboldt, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Santa Barbara counties.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Genista
Sibling taxa
G. canariensis, G. maderensis, G. monspessulana, G. tinctoria
Synonyms Cytisus linifolius, Teline linifolia
Name authority Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. ed. 2, 2: 997. (1763)
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