Scotch broom Fabaceae Cytisus scoparius

Leaf:Alternate, palmately compound, 3 leaflets, entire leaf 1/2 to 1 inch across, dark green above, paler and fuzzy below.
Flower:Species is monoecious; large, 1 inch long, pea-like and bright yellow, appearing in late spring and early summer.
Fruit:Flat pods 1 to 1 1/2 inches long, fuzzy edges, brown when ripe in late summer.
Twig:Slender, green, angled and grooved, tips often die back; buds very small.
Bark:Greenish brown, smooth but becoming shallowly fissured with lighter strips.
Form:Large open shrub to 10 feet, often looking tangled.

leaf flower fruit twig bark form map

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