Biology:Argyrocytisus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Genisteae |
| Genus: | Argyrocytisus (Maire) Raynaud (1974 publ. 1975) |
| Species: | A. battandieri
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| Binomial name | |
| Argyrocytisus battandieri (Maire) J.Raynal (1974 publ. 1975)
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Argyrocytisus battandieri, the pineapple broom[2] or Moroccan broom[3] is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. It is the only member of the genus Argyrocytisus (formerly Cytisus battandieri).[4][5][6]
It is native to the Rif and Middle Atlas mountains of Morocco.[1] It is a substantial deciduous shrub growing to 4 metres (13 ft) tall and wide, with trifoliate grey-green leaves, and erect racemes of yellow flowers with a distinctive pineapple scent. Grown in a sheltered location, it is hardy down to −15 °C (5 °F).
The cultivar ‘Yellow Tail’ has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[3] It was introduced to the UK as recently as 1922, and for a long time was thought less hardy than plants have proved.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Argyrocytisus battandieri (Maire) J.Raynal. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ↑ (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 17 October 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "RHS Plantfinder - Argyrocytisus battandieri 'Yellow Tail'". Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/311000/i-Argyrocytisus-battandieri-i-Yellow-Tail/Details. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ↑ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Argyrocytisus". Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&genus~Argyrocytisus&species~. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ↑ USDA; ARS. "GRIN species records of Argyrocytisus". National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?953. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ↑ "The Plant List entry for Argyrocytisus". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Leguminosae/Argyrocytisus/. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ↑ "BBC - Gardening: Plant Finder - Pineapple broom". http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/251.shtml.
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