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.
madeira broom
Genista maderensis
canary island broom
Genista canariensis
1 observed taxon / 2 unobserved taxons / 1 key
Chris’s observations: 54 (43 are research grade)
Locations:
- Bear Creek Redwoods OSP: 5
- Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP: 4
- Sibley Volcanic RP: 4
- Waterdog Lake & Open Space: 4
- Stevens Creek CP: 3
- Edgewood County Park & Natural Preserve: 2
- El Sereno OSP: 2
- Pescadero Creek CP: 2
- San Pedro Valley CP: 2
- Sierra Azul; OSP: 2
- Sweeney Ridge National Recreation Area: 2
- Almaden Quicksilver CP
- Alpine Rd.
- Andrew Molera SP
- Bay Trail
- Big Basin SP
- Calero CP
- Castle Rock SP
- Chesbro Reservoir
- Cupertino, CA
- Dr. Aurelia Reinhardt Redwood RP
- El Corte de Madera OSP
- Henry Cowell Redwoods SP
- Henry Cowell Redwoods SP - Fall Creek Unit
- La Honda Creek OSP
- Lexington Reservoir CP
- Long Ridge OSP
- Los Gatos Creek Trail
- Monterey Bay Coastal Trail
- Russian Ridge OSP
- Sam McDonald CP
- Skyline Ridge OSP
- Wilder Ranch SP
Months:
- Feb.: 1
- Mar.: 10
- Apr.: 9
- May: 12
- Jun.: 5
- Jul.: 5
- Aug.: 5
- Sep.: 4
- Oct.: 1
- Nov.: 2
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Taxon info:
iNaturalist
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Calflora
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Jepson eFlora
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FNA
Bay Area species:
iNaturalist
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Calflora
