Cytisus
Report an issueInventory entry #1,775Genus #499 · Cytisus
By recorded trees in the inventory · identified to genus only.
Broom
19
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
3
cities
1.9 in
median trunk (5 cm, 16 measured)
Cytisus, commonly known as brooms, is a genus of shrubs native to open scrub and heathland in Europe, western Asia, and North Africa. These plants produce abundant, brightly colored, often fragrant, pea-like flowers.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 140.00%—2.1 in
- 40.00%—1.9 in
- 10.00%——
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Sun
- Full sun
Trunk diameters across every city: median 1.9 in, mean 2.3 in, 90th percentile 3.9 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub
- Aegean and Western Turkey sclerophyllous and mixed forests
- Northeast Spain and Southern France Mediterranean forests
- Southeast Iberian shrubs and woodlands
- Southern Anatolian montane conifer and deciduous forests