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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 three genera Chamaecytisus, Cytisus and Genista, but also in five other small genera (see box, right). |
 | | On the west coast of the United States the French Broom (Genista monspessulana) and Spanish Broom (Spartium junceum) are also considered noxious invasives, as they are quickly crowding out native vegetation, and grow most prolifically in the least accessible areas. |
 | | The Plantagenet kings originally used the broom ("planta genista") as an emblem, and took their name from it. |
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