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Spartium junceum (weaver's broom; Retama; Broom Absolute; Genet Absolute; Genet d'Espagne; Genista; Retama Macho; Spanish Broom; Weavers Broom)

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Language: Armenian; Georgian; Russian

Wikipedia Abstract

Spartium junceum, commonly known as Spanish broom or weaver's broom, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the Mediterranean in southern Europe, southwest Asia and northwest Africa, where it is found in sunny sites, usually on dry, sandy soils. It is the sole species in the genus Spartium, but is closely related to the other brooms in the genera Cytisus and Genista. There are many binomials in Spartium that are of dubious validity (see below).
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-High
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Leaf Type [2]  Deciduous
Lifespan [3]  Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Insects, Lepidoptera
Scent [2]  The flowers have a fragrance that has been likened to oranges;
Structure [2]  Shrub
Usage [2]  A fibre from the stems is a hemp substitute; It is used to make thread, cordage and coarse fabrics; It is also used for stuffing pillows etc and for making paper; The smaller stems are used in basket making; The branches are often made into brooms; A yellow dye is obtained from the flowers; An essential oil is obtained from the flowers, it is used in perfumery; 1200kg of flowers yields 300 - 350gr absolute;
Height [2]  11.48 feet (3.5 m)
Width [2]  9.84 feet (3 m)
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Predators

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Erysiphe rayssiae[6]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 4Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
♦ 5Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
♦ 6Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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