Genista stenopetala

Genista stenopetala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Genista
Species:	G. stenopetala
Binomial name
Genista stenopetala Webb & Berthel.

Genista stenopetala (Sweet Broom, Easter Broom or leafy broom; syn. Genista spachiana, Cytisus spachianus) is a broom native to the Canary Islands, on La Palma and Tenerife.

It is an evergreen shrub growing to 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall. The leaves are trifoliate, the leaflets 1–3 centimetres (0.39–1.18 in) long, narrow elliptic, coated with fine silky, silvery hairs. The flowers are yellow, 1–2 centimetres (0.39–0.79 in) long, produced in racemes 5–11 centimetres (2.0–4.3 in) long. The fruit is a pod 2–3 centimetres (0.79–1.18 in) long.

References

• "Genista stenopetala". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
• Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan.