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Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link var. scoparius
Scotch broom

   
Symbol: CYSCS2
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Shrub
Native Status:  
L48    I
HI    I
CAN    I



 
More Information:
  • Classification Report
  • Data Source and Documentation
 

Synonyms:
Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link var. scoparius

  SASC6 Sarothamnus scoparius (L.) Wimm. ex Koch
 

Distribution by State:
Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link var. scoparius

Distributional Map for Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link var. scoparius
Distribution Map Legend

Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link var. scoparius distribution:
USA (AL, CA, CT, DC, DE, GA, HI, ID, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, UT, VA, WA, WV), CAN (BC, NS, PE)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
CA, CT, DC, DE, GA, HI, ID, MA, ME, MI, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OR, PA, SC, TN, UT, VA, WA, WV

 

Related Taxa:
Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link var. scoparius

236 genera in Fabaceae, 10 species in Cytisus, 2 varieties in Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link
 

Classification:
Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link var. scoparius

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass   Rosidae
Order   Fabales
Family   Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus   Cytisus Desf. – broom
Species   Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link – Scotch broom
Variety   Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link var. scoparius – Scotch broom
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link var. scoparius

This plant and the related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.

California:
Cytisus scoparius
Scotch broom C list (noxious weeds)
Hawaii:
Scotch broom Noxious weed
Cytisus scoparius
Scotch broom Noxious weed
Idaho:
Cytisus scoparius
Scotch broom Noxious weed
Oregon:
Cytisus scoparius
Scotch broom "B" designated weed
Scotch broom Quarantine
Washington:
Cytisus scoparius
Scotch broom Class B noxious weed
Scotch broom Noxious weed seed and plant quarantine
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link var. scoparius

English broom
Scotch broom
Cytisus scoparius
English broom
Scotch broom

This plant and the related entities italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above.

STATE Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
Cal-IPC California Invasive Plant Council. 2006. California Invasive Plant Inventory. Cal-IPC Publication 2006-02 (http://www.cal-ipc.org/ip/inventory/index.php, February 2007). California Invasive Plant Council. Berkeley, California.
WSWS Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link var. scoparius

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.
 

 

 
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