Spanish broom

Family: Fabaceae
Scientific name: Spartium junceum
Description: Plant Form Erect evergreen many-stemmed shrub. Size Up to 3 m tall. Stem Rush like, thin, straight, often leafless. Leaves Small, single, oval to oblong, often absent. Flowers Typical yellow pea-like about 2 cm long in groups of 5-15. Fruit and Seeds Typical broom pods, brown to yellowish brown 5-10 cm long flattened, with fine hairs when immature. Habitat Roadsides, railway lines, urban bushland, creeks. Distinguishing Features Stems are smooth and round as opposed to ribbed in English broom (Cytisus scoparius). Impacts Out competes native vegetation, seeds and leaves are toxic.

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