Spartium junceum
Wildflowers | Dicots | Eudicots | Fabales | Fabaceae | Spartium |
Spanish broom. Introduced from Europe as a means of controlling erosion on highway cuts. Now considered an invasive weed.
Blooms Apr-July. Seen on Hwy 154 and Gibraltar Rd.
The flowers are about an inch in size, and there are essentially no leaves on the plant but the themselves stems are green.
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