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Scotch Broom

Cytisus scoparius

Photo by JoshuaGSmith
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34.0967, -117.72

Field Notes

Habitat:

Chaparral

Notes:

This plant is extremely invasive where I live. It is also difficult to extirpate it due to its powerfully anchored root system. It is very common on Potatoe Mountain.

Species ID Suggestions

Spanish broom

Spartium junceum
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Comments (1)
jj602304
Fruit long, flowers terminal. Cytisus scoparius is not extant here.

Spotted for Missions

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Southern California Wildlife
Mission
Flora and Fauna of California Wilderness
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project
Photographed
PublishedJuly 11, 2014

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