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	Broom (shrub) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Brooms are a group of evergreen, semi-evergreen, and deciduous shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae of the legume family Fabaceae, mainly in the two genera Cytisus and Genista, but also in five other small genera (see box, right).
		All the brooms and their relatives (including Laburnum and Ulex) are natives of Europe, north Africa and southwest Asia, with the greatest diversity in the Mediterranean region.
		Many brooms (though not all) are fire-climax species, adapted to regular stand-replacing fires which kill the above-ground parts of the plants, but create conditions for regrowth from the roots and also for germination of stored seeds in the soil.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Broom_(shrub) (613 words)

	AllRefer.com - broom, Plant (Plants) - Encyclopedia
		broom, common name for plants of two closely related and similar Old World genera, Cytisus and Genista, of the family Leguminosae (pulse family).
		The common, or Scotch, broom (Cytisus scoparius) is naturalized in parts of North America; the tops have been much used as a diuretic.
		Broom is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Rosales, family Leguminosae.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/broom.html (198 words)

	botanical.com - A Modern Herbal \| Broom - Herb Profile and Information
		In the Broom the stigma lies in the midst of the five anthers of the longer stamens, and when a bee visits the flower those of the shorter explode and disperse their pollen on the bee pressing upon the closed edges of the keel petal.
		The Broom is the badge of the Forbes.
		Broom tops are used in the form of decoction and infusion, often with squill and ammonium and potassium acetate, as a feeble diuretic, generally in dropsical complaints of cardiac origin.
	www.botanical.com /botanical/mgmh/b/broom-70.html (2813 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Broom
		Broom, common name for various members of the legume family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae; Legume), and especially for species in the genus Cytisus.
		Broom, Robert (1866-1951), Scottish physician and palaeontologist, whose work on Australopithecus totally revised theories of human evolution.
		Butcher's Broom, common name for a species of plant belonging to a small genus of mainly European evergreen shrubs of the lily family.
	au.encarta.msn.com /Broom.html (79 words)

	Broom
		Thus, according to Sandford, it was the bonny broom which the Scottish clan of Forbes wore in their bonnets when they wished to arouse the heroism of their chieftains, and which in their Gaelic dialect they called bealadh, in token of its beauty.
		Broom is grown extensively as a shelter for game, and also in fresh plantations among more important species of shrubs, to protect them from the wind till fully established.
		Broom Juice (Succus Scoparii) is directed to be obtained by pressing out the bruised, fresh tops, adding one-third volume of alcohol and setting aside for seven days, filtering before use.
	www.angelfire.com /magic2/bluetail/documents/901.html (2774 words)

	Scotch_Broom_Picture_Monograph
		This plant is common to Europe and this country, and is frequently cultivated in gardens; it grows on dry and sandy soils, and flowers in May and June.
		The U. demands broom tops "in thin, flexible, branched twigs, pentangular, winged, dark-green, nearly smooth, tough, usually free from leaves; odor peculiar when bruised; taste disagreeably bitter" (U. The seeds of Spartium junceum, Linn, of Europe, are possessed of emetic, purgative and diuretic properties.
		In large doses, broom is emetic and cathartic; in small doses, diuretic.
	www.herbdatanz.com /scotch_broom_picture_monograph.htm (282 words)

	invasive spp - one
		Original Distribution: Scotch broom is native to all of Europe, including the British Isles, and to the islands of the Azores, the Canaries, and Madeira.
		Scotch broom is still continuing to spread more than 150 years after first being introduced to North America, as evidenced by reports of its range expansion to the east of the Cascade Mountains.
		Several species of insects known to control Scotch broom in its native habitats have been introduced in California; none of these have shown long-term effectiveness, but several species remain to be tried and this may eventually prove to be a good method of control..
	www.columbia.edu /itc/cerc/danoff-burg/invasion_bio/inv_spp_summ/Cytisus_scoparius.html (1195 words)

	Broom
		In the 16th century broom was recommended as a diuretic and as a purgative-once a common treatment for a host of ailments.
		Broom acts on the electrical conductivity of the heart, slowing and regulating the transmission of the impulses.
		Broom contains quinolizidine alkaloids (particularly sparteine and lupanine), phenethylamines, isoflavones, flavonoids, a volatile oil, caffeic and p-coumaric acids, tannins, and pigments.
	www.herbs2000.com /herbs/herbs_broom.htm (438 words)

	Broom
		Fibre from the bast of the spanish broom (spartium junceum) or common broom (cytisus scoparius).
		Broom A broom is hung at the mast-head of ships about to be sold, to indicate that they are to be swept away.
		Broom is a family of evergreen, semi-evergreen, and deciduous shrubs mainly of the genus Cytisus.
	www.websters-dictionary-online.org /definition/english/br/broom.html (2455 words)

	Cytisus scoparius
		Found along the California coast from Monterey north to Oregon border, Scotch broom is prevalent in interior mountains of northern California on lower slopes and very prevalent in Eldorado, Nevada, and Placer counties in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
		Broom is considered to be primarily an early serial colonizer that will be shaded out once native species are established.
		The best method for removal of a Scotch broom infestation depends on the climate and topography of the site, the age and size of the infestation, the relative importance of impact to non-target species, and the type and quantity of resources available to remove and control broom at a given site.
	ucce.ucdavis.edu /datastore/detailreport.cfm?usernumber=39&surveynumber=182 (1818 words)

	brooms
		Long broom with handle of stripped wood and head of bundle of branches (probably birch.) Head is bound with wire at three locations; top wire held by a nail.
		Broom is composed of thin pine twigs which have been tied together using what appear to be pine needles.
		Broom is made of an herbaceous plant which has a natural range of gold, yellow, light brown, and white coloration.
	www.umma.lsa.umich.edu /collections/brooms/brooms.html (949 words)

	Invasive Species Assignment
		Scotch broom is a tap rooted, perennial, evergreen shrub that grows in thickets 1 to 3 metres high (1, 2).
		Broom has photosynthetic material throughout the long twigs in the crown, and in the leaves, making it well adapted to open environments such as early succession (6).
		In its native habitat, the broom pod is home to six herbivores, one specialist predator and numerous parasitoids (7).
	web.uvic.ca /enweb/courses/318/Assignment3/jessicas.htm (1365 words)

	Common Broom -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-21)
		Common Broom is the hardiest (Any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers) broom, tolerating temperatures down to about -25°C. Common Broom typically grows to 1-3 m tall, rarely 4 m, with main stems up to 5 cm thick, rarely 10 cm.
		It has green shoots with small deciduous trifoliate leaves 5-15 mm long, and in spring and summer is covered in profuse golden yellow flowers 20-30 mm from top to bottom and 15-20 mm wide.
		In late summer, its pea-pod like seed capsules mature fl, 2-3 cm long, 8 mm broad and 2-3 mm thick; they burst open, often with an audible crack, spreading seed from the parent plant.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/common_broom.htm (146 words)

	Broom
		The broom is native to Great Britain and grows in abundance along the heaths, moors, and in open spaces.
		A decoction of broom is useful for gout, sciatica, painful joints, malaria, and fever.
		A spiny broom called Gorse, Furze or Whin is Ulex europæus, neither as common or well known, but also a weedy yellow-blossomed introduced shrub.
	www.blueroebuck.com /broom.htm (2471 words)

	Cytisus scoparius and Genista monspessulanus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-21)
		French broom: This broom is native to the Mediterranean region, the Azores (McClintock 1979) and the Canary Islands (Munz and Keck 1973).
		Broom is leafless from late summer to early spring, allowing light to reach seedlings of later seral species.
		French broom was recently observed to be in poor health in one location on the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and samples were sent to the University of California at Berkeley to determine the cause.
	tncweeds.ucdavis.edu /esadocs/documnts/cytisco.html (8239 words)

	Dicranum - Broom Mosses
		Broom moss is one of the largest, most common species.
		Broom moss is often used by florists to make banks of green in show windows.
		The species name scoparium, from the Latin scopae, 'a broom' and the common name 'broom moss', both refer to the leaves of this moss, which look like they were swept to one side by someone sweeping the forest.
	www.borealforest.org /lichens/lichen5.htm (669 words)

	What is Scotch Broom?
		Broom is common along road corridors in portions of the Redwood National and State Parks.
		Scotch broom is a threat to the integrity of the Bald Hills prairie ecosystem.
		Since broom will have produced many, long-lived seeds, well before it reaches its ultimate size, people may be unaware of its potential as a weed in cultivation.
	www.nps.gov /redw/scotchbr.htm (656 words)

	Reed
		Broom is a densely growing shrub plant indigenous to England and the temperate regions of Europe and northern Asia.
		Portuguese Broom (Cytisus striatus), this is a Scotch broom look-alike except for the seedpods.
		In Scotland the broom is the badge of the Forbes and according to Scottish lore, “it was the bonny broom which the Scottish clan of Forbes wore in their bonnets when they wished to arouse the heroism of their chieftains”.
	www.controverscial.com /Reed.htm (4353 words)

	Common Broom - LoveToKnow Garden
		Common Broom (Cytisus Albus Scoparius) - Though a native wild plant, the Broom sometimes suffers in severe winters, especially when upon low valley bottoms; in this way is less hardy than the white and early Brooms.
		There are several varieties of the Common Broom, the finest is Andres Broom (C. Andreanus), in which the lower petals are richly shaded with crimson or bronze color.
		The most effective way to grow the Broom in country places is to throw it out of hand on any waste spots, such as railway banks, newly-formed fences, bare patches in woodland.
	garden.lovetoknow.com /wiki/Common_Broom (166 words)

	French Broom - Cytisus monspessulanus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-21)
		French broom is found in the Pacific Northwest and Northern Canada on the American continent.
		French broom is also used as erosion control on dunes, and along highways in the mid 1900s.
		French broom is considered to be the most aggressive of the Brooms.
	www.blueplanetbiomes.org /french_broom.htm (243 words)

	Scotch broom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-21)
		Impacts: Scotch broom is a pioneer species known to displace native plant...Seeds of Scotch broom are long-lived (50 years plus) and mature plants are...
		Scotch broom, a weed introduced from western Europe, is a serious problem in NSW.The biggest infestation of Scotch broom in Australia is on the Barrington...
		That's Scotch Broom, Cytisus scoparius, an invasive, noxious weed!
	www.goldcheese.com /scotch+broom.html (867 words)

	Genista monspessulana
		French broom is found primarily in central coastal counties from Monterey County north to Mendocino County and inland in Lake, Solano, and Contra Costa counties.
		This broom is common on coastal plains, mountain slopes, and in disturbed places such as river banks, road cuts, and forest clearcuts, but it can colonize grassland and open canopy forest.
		As with other broom species, the best method for removal of a French broom infestation depends on climate and topography, age and size of the infestation, importance of impact to non-target species, and type, quantity, and duration of resources available to remove and control broom at the site.
	ucce.ucdavis.edu /datastore/detailreport.cfm?usernumber=52&surveynumber=182 (2264 words)

	broom on Encyclopedia.com
		A nun brooms an alley in the Convent of PEC.
		Marcy Broom, left, and Brent Alsman move truck beds made from composite materials at a factory in Huntington, Indiana.
		At the Meiji shrine a broom and his bride, wearing traditional kimonos, have their photo taken after a Shinto ceremony.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/b1/broom.asp (531 words)

	Elgin Broom Sweepers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-21)
		The Broom Bear is one of the most rugged and efficient mechanical sweepers on the market today.
		Built with a short wheelbase and large brooms, the Broom Bear is ideal when it comes to sweeping in tight cul-de-sacs.
		The Broom Bear also features a robust dual scissors lift, which enables a variable dumping height, and eleven inches of hopper side shift to facilitate a clean roll off dump of the debris.
	www.benkomatic.com /ourproducts/Elgin/BroomSweepers.htm (626 words)

	The P&PDL Picture of the Week - Witches' Broom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-21)
		A witches' broom is a symptom in woody plants where many twigs are densely clustered together, resulting in a mass of shoots that resemble a broom.
		Honeysuckle witches' broom is caused by an aphid.
		The hackberry witches' brooms are thought to be caused by a complex of a powdery mildew fungus (Sphaerotheca phytophila) and an eriophyid mite (Aceria sp.).
	www.ppdl.purdue.edu /ppdl/weeklypics/Weekly_Picture10-31-99.html (257 words)

	broom moss -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		More results on "broom moss" when you join.
		The most common is D. scoparium, sometimes called broom moss because of its broomlike or brushlike tufts.
		Most natural brooms are made from the tops of broomcorn plants.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9016650?tocId=9016650 (625 words)

	English Broom (Cytisus scoparius) (Nox)
		Broom will invade heathland and heathy woodland, lowland grassland and grassy woodland, dry sclerophyll forest and woodland, damp and wet sclerophyll forest, riparian, alpine and sub alpine vegetation Carr et al (1992).
		Broom invades and persists in treeless vegetation such as subalpine grassland and cleared pastureland.
		English Broom - Photograph is the property of
	www.dpi.vic.gov.au /dpi/vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/weeds_shrubs_english_broom (193 words)

	Flora and Fauna News - Sonoran Desert Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-21)
		The bees that rely on Desert Broom are vital for pollinating many other kinds of plants, some of which are rather scarce.
		Desert Broom is common in fallow fields, in urban plantings and along washes in the desert.
		In a few weeks the female shrubs will be topped with an abundance of fuzzy seeds that will float off with the breeze if they are not devoured first by wintering birds such as the White-crowned Sparrow.
	www.arizonensis.org /news/sonorandesertedition/news10_18.html (280 words)

	Andropogon glomeratus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-21)
		SIMILAR SPECIES: This variety may be confused with the common var.
		It can be distinguished from the typical variety by its compact inflorescence and having a sterile spikelet.
		COMMENTS: This species is common in southeastern U.S., reaching its northern limit in southern Ohio.
	www.dnr.state.oh.us /htdocs/dnap/Abstracts/A/andrglom.htm (172 words)

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