Genista
Genus in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection
Digitised Reference Slides
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Distribution
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Genista /dʒɛˈnɪstə/[1] is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, including Cytisus and Chamaecytisus. Brooms in other genera are sometimes considered synonymous with Genista: Echinospartum, Retama, Sparti... © Wikipedia authors and editors (licence)
See more in the Encyclopedia of Life... Definition
- Parent Taxon
- Leguminosae
- Taxonomic Completion
4.00%
5 of 125 accepted Species- Global Pollen Project UUID
- c53f92f3-5ad5-4aa3-9e81-f426626eed0c
- Botanical Reference
- None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
Connected data sources
This taxon is currently linked to the following locations.
The Plant ListGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility