Plants : FabaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link

Broom

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Cytisus scoparius

Description: A common shrub which produces abundant yellow flowers in summer. On light soils in a variety of lowland situations.

All names: Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link; Sarothamnus scoparius (L.) Wimmer

Distribution Map from NBN: Cytisus scoparius at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Cytisus scoparius at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Cytisus scoparius. (L.) Link. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3214. Accessed on 2026-11-02.