Genista sagittalis L. is a plant in the Fabaceae family, order Fabales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Genista sagittalis L. (Genista sagittalis L.)
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Genista sagittalis L.

Genista sagittalis L.

Genista sagittalis is a flowering plant in the genus Genista, native to parts of Europe, Ukraine, and Anatolia.

Family
Genus
Genista
Order
Fabales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Genista sagittalis L.

Genista sagittalis L., commonly known as arrow-jointed broom and winged broom, is a flowering plant species belonging to the genus Genista. It is native to central and southern Europe, Ukraine, and Anatolia. One of its subspecies, Genista sagittalis subsp. delphinensis, commonly called rock broom, has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Photo: (c) Sebastian J. Dunkl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sebastian J. Dunkl · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Genista

More from Fabaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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