Genus Genista L.


Summary
Genus number:
4898
Last updated:
19 April 1999
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Genisteae
Common name(s):

broom
Accession count:

90 (16  active, 11  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


Synonyms
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Fruit

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References:
  1. Gibbs, P. E. 1966. A revision of the genus Genista L. Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 27:11-99.
  2. International Society for Horticultural Science. International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource).
  3. Lewis, G. et al., eds. 2005. Legumes of the world 295.
  4. Pardo, C. et al. 2003. Molecular phylogeny and systematics of Genista (Leguminosae) and related genera based on nucleotide sequences of nrDNA (ITS region) and cpDNA (trnL-trnF intergenic spacer). Pl. Syst. Evol. 244:93-119. Note: paraphyletic
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=4898. Accessed 9 May 2026.