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Details for: Retama sphaerocarpa
Source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS).

Name: Retama sphaerocarpa (L.) Boiss.
Nomencl. ref.: Voy. Bot. Espagne 2: 144. 1840
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 - Retama Raf.
                                            
Basionym: Spartium sphaerocarpum L.
Synonyms: Lygos sphaerocarpa (L.) Heywood
 
Common names: albareja (Spanish, Castillian), almayón (Spanish, Castillian), chinastra (Aragonese), chinastra (Spanish, Castillian), chinestra (Aragonese), chinestra (Spanish, Castillian), curida (Spanish, Castillian), escoba (Asturian), escoba (Spanish, Castillian), escoba alta (Spanish, Castillian), escoba florida (Spanish, Castillian), escobas de retama (Spanish, Castillian), escobeta (Aragonese), escobeta (Spanish, Castillian), escobizo (High Aragonese), escobones (Spanish, Castillian), esparto (Spanish, Castillian), gayomba (Spanish, Castillian), giesta (Portuguese), giesteira (Portuguese), ginesta (Catalan), ginesta (Spanish, Castillian), ginesta vimatera (Catalan), ginesta vimenera (Catalan), ginesta vimenera (Valencian), ginestera borda (Catalan), ginestera borda (Valencian), ginestera vimenera (Catalan), ginestera vimenera (Valencian), ginestra (Aragonese), ginestra (Catalan), ginestra (Spanish, Castillian), giniestra (Spanish, Castillian), hiniesta (Spanish, Castillian), iscoba (Asturian), jagata (Spanish, Castillian), jalgata (Spanish, Castillian), jinestra (Aragonese), jinestrera (Aragonese), jinestrera (Spanish, Castillian), jinestrón (Aragonese), jinestrón (Spanish, Castillian), lluvia de oro (Spanish, Castillian), marigüela (Spanish, Castillian), piorneira (Portuguese), piorno (Portuguese), piorno amarello (Portuguese), piorno amarelo (Portuguese), piorno-amarelo (Portuguese), Retama (), retama (Aragonese), retama (Spanish, Castillian), retama amarilla (Spanish, Castillian), retama blanca (Spanish, Castillian), retama blanca de Madrid (Spanish, Castillian), retama borde (Spanish, Castillian), retama bravía (Spanish, Castillian), Retama Comun (), retama común (Spanish, Castillian), retama de bolas (Spanish, Castillian), retama de monte (Spanish, Castillian), retama montesina (Spanish, Castillian), retama negra (Spanish, Castillian), retamón (Spanish, Castillian), retrama (Asturian), retrama (Spanish, Castillian), sexta (Asturian), tamara (Spanish, Castillian), turra (Spanish, Castillian), xinestra (Aragonese), xinestra (Asturian), xinestra (High Aragonese), xinestra (Spanish, Castillian), xiniestas (Asturian), yiesta (Spanish, Castillian), zapatín (Spanish, Castillian)[Credits]
Conservation Status: Not Threatened
Maps: distribution
Occurrence: Ag Hs(S) Lu Ma Tn [Bu]