Species Genista viscosa
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There aren’t any identifications of Genista viscosa.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Genista:
La. genista = the Latin name for the broom shrub, possibly from Celtic gen or French genet = bush. Invasive plants with wide-branching root systems and thick tenacious stems. Because of their brush-like foliage, many of this species were used for sweeping in the 15th century.
Etymology of viscosa:
From the Latin viscosus = ‘sticky’
Scientific name:
Genista viscosa Willd.
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willd.] 3(2): 937 (1802)
Synonym status:
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Genista viscosa.