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Cytisus nigricans

Scientific Name: Cytisus nigricans

Family: Fabaceae

Category: Dicot

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Cytisus nigricans: Black Broom

Cytisus nigricans, commonly known as Black Broom, is a flowering shrub prized for its profuse blooms and compact growth habit.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Cytisus nigricans L.
  • Common Name: Black Broom, Spike Broom
  • Family: Fabaceae (Legume family)
  • Synonyms: Lembotropis nigricans (L.) Griseb., Cytisus glaber, Cytisus nigricans var. nigricans, Cytisus nigricans var. australis Freyn ex Wohlf., Lembotropis nigricans
  • Other Names: Der Schwarzwerdende Geiklee (German), Cytise noirtre (French), &#268ilimník &#269ernajc / zanovtník &#269ernejší (Czech), Schwarzer Ginster, Schwrzender Ginster, Sommerginster (German), &#379arnowiec czerniej&#261cy (Polish), &#268ilimník &#269ernajc (&#268ilimníkovec &#269ernajc) (Slovak)

Distribution and Habitat

Cytisus nigricans is native to Europe and western Asia, typically found in open sites such as scrub and heathland. It is more specifically found in central to southern Europe. Cultivated in Britain by 1730, it has also been recorded in the wild since 1970 in W. Kent.

Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits

  • Deciduous shrub, typically growing to 0.6-1.5 meters in height.
  • Compact and densely upright growth habit.
  • Deep green, feathery foliage.
  • Bright yellow flower spikes that bloom continuously throughout the summer.
  • Flowers are relatively large (one inch), fragrant, and appear in long, slender racemes.
  • Leaves are trifoliate and dark green.
  • The plant has small, narrow, dark green leaves with silky greenish hairs.
  • The plant is 30-150 cm high.
  • Leaves are stalked, ternate, leaflets are 1-2cm long, oval to lanceolate, entire, pubescent underneath

Ecological Role

Cytisus nigricans is considered a species of flowering plant.

Quirky Facts

  • Cytisus nigricans was cultivated in Britain by 1730.
  • The name "Schwarzwerdende Geiklee" translates to "blackening clover".

Further Information

Additional information can be found at:

  • RHS (Royal Horticultural Society)
  • Discover Life
  • EOL (Encyclopedia of Life)
  • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service
  • Flora of NW Europe