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Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link var. andreanus (Puiss.) Dippel
Scotch broom

       
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Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link var. andreanus (Puiss.) Dippel

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Distribution:
Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link var. andreanus (Puiss.) Dippel

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (CA, WA)
 

Related Taxa:
Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link var. andreanus (Puiss.) Dippel

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

Classification:
Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link var. andreanus (Puiss.) Dippel

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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. andreanus (Puiss.) Dippel – Scotch broom
 

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

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. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

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. andreanus (Puiss.) Dippel

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. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

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 (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. andreanus (Puiss.) Dippel

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link var. andreanus (Puiss.) Dippel

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 527656.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 

Related Web Sites:
Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link var. andreanus (Puiss.) Dippel

Idaho One Plan: noxious abstract & images

New Zealand Environment Bay of Plenty: abstract & images

New Zealand mycoherbicide for gorse and broom

Poisonous Plants of the Southern United States

The Nature Conservancy: Wildland Weeds Management & Research Program

Tsukuba Botanical Garden: image

Victoria - Natural Resources & Environment: Landcare Notes

 
 
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