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Details for: Spartium junceum
Source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS).

Name: Spartium junceum L.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl.: 708. 1753
Rank: Species
Status: ACCEPTED
Taxonomy (this taxon is included in): Regnum - Plantae
     Divisio - Tracheophyta
          Subdivisio - Spermatophytina
               Class - Magnoliopsida
                    Superordo - Rosanae
                         Ordo - Fabales Bromhead
                              Familia - Fabaceae Lindl.
                                   Tribus - Genisteae
                                        Genus - Spartium L.
                                            
 
Comments: Chinese National Herbarium specimen - Jiangsu - Ke-jian Guang 78126, Chinese National Herbarium specimen - Shanxi - T.H.Wang 243, Cultivated in the mountain regions of Java., Cultivated mainly in Spain, France, Italy and the United States., Herbarium specimen 314499 in ACT State herb., Canberra, Herbarium specimens 2117492 and 241834 in Victoria State Herb., Native of the Mediterranean Region., Poisoning has occurred from substituting this for Cytisus scoparius., Sparteine, the active constituent in flowers, is toxic., The absolute is produced in southern France., Widely cultivated and naturalized in Crimea & Transcaucasia
Common names: algayumba (Spanish, Castillian), arballón (Spanish, Castillian), arbayón (Spanish, Castillian), argayumba (Spanish, Castillian), Broom Absolute (), canarios (Spanish, Castillian), erratz (Euskera), escoba (Spanish, Castillian), esparto (Spanish, Castillian), espartz (Euskera), espartza (Euskera), espartzu (Euskera), gai-on-bat (Euskera), gallomba (Spanish, Castillian), gamuka (Euskera), gatuna (Spanish, Castillian), gayomba (Spanish, Castillian), gayomba granadina olorosa (Spanish, Castillian), gayombat (Euskera), gayombo (Spanish, Castillian), gayumba (Spanish, Castillian), gayumbas (Spanish, Castillian), genesta (Spanish, Castillian), genestella (Portuguese), Genet Absolute (), Genet d’Espagne (French), Genista (), genista (Catalan), genista (Majorcan), genista de España (Spanish, Castillian), genistra (Catalan), giesta (Portuguese), giesta (Spanish, Castillian), giesta ordinaria (Portuguese), giesta-dos-jardins (Portuguese), giesta-ordinária (Portuguese), giesteira (Portuguese), giesteira dos jardins (Portuguese), giesteira-comum (Portuguese), giesteira-dos-jardins (Portuguese), giestera (Spanish, Castillian), ginesta (Catalan), ginesta (Majorcan), ginesta (Spanish, Castillian), ginesta con flores olorosas (Spanish, Castillian), ginesta vera (Catalan), ginesta vera (Valencian), ginestera (Catalan), ginestera (Majorcan), ginestera (Valencian), ginestra (Catalan), ginestra (Majorcan), herba de ballester (Catalan), herba del ballester (Catalan), hierba de San Blas (Spanish, Castillian), hiniesta (Spanish, Castillian), hiniestra (Spanish, Castillian), isats espainiar (Euskera), isats espainiarra (Euskera), isatsa (Euskera), Ispanski Drok (Russian), jats-ilar (Euskera), jats-ilarra (Euskera), jinestera (Spanish, Castillian), jretama macho (Spanish, Castillian), Kurdglis Tzotzkha (Georgian), lliroia (Catalan), Metelnik Prutievidnyi (Russian), piorno de flor amarilla olorosa (Spanish, Castillian), Retama (), retama (Aragonese), retama (Spanish, Castillian), retama común (Spanish, Castillian), retama de flor (Spanish, Castillian), retama de flor grand (Valencian), retama de los jardines (Spanish, Castillian), retama de olor (Spanish, Castillian), retama fina olorosa (Spanish, Castillian), retama hortense (Spanish, Castillian), Retama Macho (), retama macho (Spanish, Castillian), retama verde (Spanish, Castillian), retrama (Spanish, Castillian), retrama de flor grand (Valencian), retrama fina (Galician), sarga (Euskera), siñesta (Asturian), Spanish Broom (English), turra (Spanish, Castillian), Varenak (Armenian), Weaver’s Broom (English), Weavers Broom ()[Credits]
Conservation Status: Not Threatened
Maps: distribution
Occurrence: Ab(A) Ag Al Az Bl Ca Co Cr Ga(F) Gr Hs(S) Ir It Ju Le Lu Ma Sa Si(M S) Sy Tn Tu(A E) [Ar Br Bu Es Gg(A G) Rf(CS) Rm Uk(K U)]
Use: Chemical products, Domestic, Environmental, Fibre, Forage, Medicine, Miscellaneous, Weed