genus Genista

(brooms)

Member of brooms
legume family (family Fabaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

There are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.

Stem generally ribbed or angled, green.
Leaves on older stems are ternately 1-compound.
Corollas are yellow.

french broom
Genista monspessulana

french broom
Genista monspessulana

leaflet not narrow (length < 5 × width), margins flat
leaflet generally 10–15 mm
stipules < 2 mm, deciduous
racemes axillary
very common

madeira broom
Genista maderensis

leaflet 10–15 mm
stipules 3–6 mm, persistent
racemes terminal
extremely rare

canary island broom
Genista canariensis

leaflet 5–10(12) mm
extremely rare

1 observed taxon / 2 unobserved taxons / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 39 (36 are research grade)

Locations:

Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP: 4
Bear Creek Redwoods OSP: 3
Sibley Volcanic RP: 3
Stevens Creek CP: 3
Waterdog Lake & Open Space: 3
Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve: 2
Sierra Azul OSP: 2
Sweeney Ridge National Recreation Area: 2
Almaden Quicksilver CP
Alpine Rd.
Andrew Molera SP
Bay Trail
Big Basin SP
Cupertino, CA
El Corte de Madera OSP
El Sereno OSP
Henry Cowell Redwoods SP - Fall Creek Unit
Lexington Reservoir CP
Los Gatos Creek Trail
Monterey Bay Coastal Trail
Pescadero Creek CP
Sam McDonald CP
San Pedro Valley CP
Skyline Ridge OSP
Wilder Ranch SP

Months:

Mar.: 6
Apr.: 8
May: 11
Jun.: 1
Jul.: 4
Aug.: 3
Sep.: 3
Oct.: 1
Nov.: 2

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Not all sites include this taxon:

genus Genista → iNaturalist – Calflora – Jepson eFlora
not yet listed → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora