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Spanish Broom

Spartium junceum L.

Description:

Small leafed, three foot or so perennial shrub with yellow, 3" to 4" flowers and very similar in shape to a common snapdragon

Habitat:

West coast mountains, Mt. Baldy, Southern California It is native to the interior areas of southern California, west of the mountains where it blooms in early summer.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Max Brodie
Max Brodie 9 years ago
Spanish Broom
Spartium junceum Spartium


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2 Comments

LinhPhan
LinhPhan 9 years ago

Thanks I'll update. I guess the page I was directed to has the wrong plant.

Max Brodie
Max Brodie 9 years ago

This is actually an invasive plant called Spanish Broom (Spartium junceum) that is common in the mountains of southern California.

LinhPhan
Spotted by
LinhPhan

San Bernardino, California, USA

Spotted on Mar 20, 2014
Submitted on Mar 21, 2014

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