Genus: Genista L.

Family:

Fabaceae

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Genisteae

Alternate family(ies):

Papilionaceae

Common names:

broom

Genus number:

4898

Last updated:

19-Apr-1999

Accession Count:

25 (0 active, 0 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank

List of Species Records in GRIN

Synonyms (=), probable synonyms (=~), and possible synonyms (~):

(=) Asterocytisus (W. D. J. Koch) Schur ex Fuss
(=) Chamaespartium Adans.
(~) Echinospartum (Spach) Fourr.
(=) Enantiosparton K. Koch
(=) Genistella Ortega
(=) Pterospartum (Spach) K. Koch
(~) Retama Raf.
(=) Rivasgodaya Esteve
(~) Stauracanthus Link
(=) Teline Medik.
(~) Ulex L.

Check Index Nominum Genericorum for Genista

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxonomygenus?id=4898. Accessed 21 July 2025.