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Calicotome

Synonyms: Calycotome; Lygoplis

Wikipedia Abstract

Calicotome is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae. It may be synonymous with Cytisus. All species of the genus are thorny shrubs. The ancient Greeks believed that tyrants in Hades were punished by being beaten with the thorny calycotomes.
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Species

Calicotome infesta
Calicotome intermedia
Calicotome ligustica
Calicotome rigida
Calicotome spinosa (Spiny Broom) (Attributes)
Calicotome villosa (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0