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Chamaecytisus purpureus (Scop.) Link is a plant in the Fabaceae family, order Fabales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Chamaecytisus purpureus (Scop.) Link (Chamaecytisus purpureus (Scop.) Link)
Plantae

Chamaecytisus purpureus (Scop.) Link

Chamaecytisus purpureus (Scop.) Link

Purple broom (Chamaecytisus purpureus) is a Fabaceae flowering plant native to southeast European mountains and sold commercially.

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Family
Genus
Chamaecytisus
Order
Fabales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Chamaecytisus purpureus (Scop.) Link

Nomenclature and Taxonomy

Chamaecytisus purpureus, also known by the synonym Cytisus purpureus and the common name purple broom, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Fabaceae.

Native Range

It is native to the southern and southeastern Alps, as well as the Dinaric Alps extending down to northern Albania.

Introduced Range and Cultivation

This species has been introduced to multiple locations across Europe and the Caucasus, and it can be purchased from commercial plant suppliers.

Photo: (c) Luca Boscain, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Luca Boscain · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Chamaecytisus

More from Fabaceae

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

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