Genista pilosa

Genista pilosa, commonly known as hairy greenweed, silkyleaf broom, silkyleaf woadwaxen and creeping broom,[1] is a plant species in the genus Genista. It is 30–45 centimetres (12–18 in) tall and has green coloured stems. It has yellowish coloured flowers which grow in 1-3 pairs.[2] It grows in western and central Europe in poor, dry, sandy, and stony soils

Genista pilosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Genus:
Genista
Species:
G. pilosa
Binomial name
Genista pilosa

References
  1. "Genista pilosa". Perennials.com. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  2. "Silkyleaf Woadwaxen, Silkyleaf Broom". Retrieved April 7, 2013.


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