Genista berberidea

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|genus = Genista

|species = berberidea

|authority = Lange

|status = NT

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Buira, A. |author2=Carapeto, A. |author3=García Murillo, P. |author4=Monteiro-Henriques, T. |date=2017 |title=Genista berberidea |volume=2017 |page=e.T83756078A86136091 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T83756078A86136091.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}

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Genista berberidea is a species of broom native to the northwest Iberian Peninsula in southwest Europe.

Description

Genista berberidea is a perennial spiny bush (its name in Portuguese is arranha-lobos: "wolf scratcher") {{convert|0.5|-|1.5|m|abbr=on}} tall. Inflorescence has 3-5 flowers. Seeds are {{convert|1.5|-|1.7|mm|abbr=on}} diameter, ovoid, dark and bright. 2n = 36.{{cite web |title=Genista berberidea |url=http://www.floraiberica.es/floraiberica/texto/pdfs/07_07%20Genista.pdf |publisher=Flora Iberica |access-date=27 January 2021}}{{cite web |title=Genista berberidea Lange |url=https://flora-on.pt/#/1genista+berberidea+ |publisher=Flora-On |access-date=27 January 2021}}

Distribution and habitat

Genista berberidea is endemic to the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula in Galicia (Spain) and northwest Portugal. It inhabits scrubs in humid places, peatlands and margins of water lines. Often in rainy places and hygro-peat substrates.

References

berberidea

Category:Flora of Southwestern Europe

Category:Flora of Portugal

Category:Flora of Spain

Category:Plants described in 1864