English Broom (Cytisus scoparius) (Nox)

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Scientific name: Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link Common name: English broom, Scotch broom, broom, common broom Status: Regionally Controlled in the Corangamite, Port Phillip & Westernport (East and West), Goulburn Broken, North East and West Gippsland CMAs. Regionally Prohibited in the Wimmera and East Gippsland CMAs. Restricted in the Mallee, North Central and Glenelg-Hopkins CMAs. Habitat: Heaths and wastelands, often on steep slopes, in moderate to high rainfall areas of humid temperate regions, mainly on slightly acidic soils and never on chalks. It tolerates a wide range of soil conditions including low levels of phosphorus but responds readily to added phosphorus. Broom will invade heathland and heathy woodland, lowland grassland and grassy woodland, dry sclerophyll forest and woodland, damp and wet sclerophyll forest, riparian, alpine and sub alpine vegetation Carr et al (1992). Broom invades and persists in treeless vegetation such as subalpine grassland and cleared pasture-land. It will not grow in heavily shaded or swampy places.

English Broom plant

Related Links

Weeds Information Note on English broom suppression using the broom psyllid - on the DPI website.

Weeds Information Note on English broom suppression with the broom seed-feeding beetle - on the DPI website.

Weeds Information Note on English broom suppression with the broom twig-mining moth - on the DPI website.

Weeds Information Note on Cape Broom/Montpellier Broom - on the DPI website.

English Broom flowers (red and yellow hybrid type)

English Broom flowers

English Broom seed pod

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