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Spanish Broom

Spartium junceum

Spanish Broom is a bright yellow flowering shrub that grows in sunny places. It has long, slender stems and is often found in gardens and along roadsides, adding a splash of color to the landscape.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Spanish Broom is a striking shrub with numerous slender, rush-like green stems that grow upright, giving it a somewhat bare appearance when not in bloom. Its fragrant, pea-like flowers are a brilliant, vivid yellow, appearing in clusters at the stem tips, making it easily distinguishable.

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Spanish Broom
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Spanish Broom

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

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Interessante Fakten

Ancient people used Spanish Broom's tough stems to weave ropes, baskets, and even make brooms!

Its seed pods make a fun 'popping' sound when they dry out and burst open to scatter seeds!

Spanish Broom can live for many years, sometimes even growing into small, woody trees over time!

The sweet scent of its bright yellow flowers can travel a long way on the wind, attracting pollinators.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Soil Booster

This plant has tiny helpers in its roots that turn air nitrogen into food, allowing it to grow even in poor soils where other plants struggle.

Fähigkeit

Speedy Sprouter

Spanish Broom can grow very quickly and produce many seeds, letting it spread fast and colonize new, open areas efficiently.

Maße und Details

Höhe
150-500 cm
Ausbreitung
150-300 cm
Blütengröße
2-3 cm
Blütezeit
Late spring to summer
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Mäßig
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

Collects nectar and pollen from its flowers.

eaten by

Spanish broom moth

Uresiphita reversalis

Larvae feed on its leaves and stems.

symbiotic with

Rhizobium bacteria

Rhizobium leguminosarum

Fixes nitrogen in its root nodules, enriching the soil.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Do not eat any part of the plant, as it can be harmful.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Spanish Broom?

150-500 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Spanish Broom?

150-300 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Spanish Broom?

2-3 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Spanish Broom?

Late spring to summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Spanish Broom?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Spanish Broom?

Mäßig

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Spanish Broom?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Spanish Broom?

Insekten

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