spanish broom

Spartium junceum

Member of brooms
legume family (family Fabaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
yellow in flowering plants

There are no other wild species of this genus anywhere.

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• stems generally ± leafless or with small, simple leaves

Toxicity of spanish broom, weaver's broom (Spartium junceum):
3 – Ingestion of these plants is expected to cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms that may cause illness but is not life-threatening.

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Chris’s observations: 16 (13 are research grade)

Locations:

• Almaden Quicksilver CP: 7
• Sanborn CP: 3
• Lexington Reservoir CP: 2
• DeLaveaga Park, Santa Cruz
• El Sereno OSP
• Skyline Blvd.
• Skyline Ridge OSP

Months:

• Apr.: 1
• May: 3
• Jun.: 7
• Jul.: 2
• Aug.: 1
• Sep.: 0
• Oct.: 0
• Nov.: 0
• Dec.: 2

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Not all sites include this taxon:

• Spartium junceum → iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora
• not yet listed → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora