Argyrocytisus

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]

Argyrocytisus
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
Binomial name
Argyrocytisus battandieri
(Maire) J.Raynal (1974 publ. 1975)
Synonyms[1]
  • Adenocarpus battandieri (Maire) Talavera (1999)
  • Cytisus battandieri Maire (1915)

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. Argyrocytisus battandieri (Maire) J.Raynal. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  2. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  3. "RHS Plantfinder - Argyrocytisus battandieri 'Yellow Tail'". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  4. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Argyrocytisus". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  5. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Argyrocytisus". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  6. "The Plant List entry for Argyrocytisus". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  7. "BBC - Gardening: Plant Finder - Pineapple broom".

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