Hairy thorny broom

Calicotome villosa

"Calicotome villosa", also known as hairy thorny broom and spiny broom, is a small shrubby tree native to the eastern Mediterranean region.
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Appearance

Shrubby tree, 1–2 m, very spiny. Twigs striate, villous. Leaves digitate, with three leaflets, inserted in clusters on baranchlets. Flowers inserted in the middle of the leaves on branchlets. Calyx campanulate, puberulent, with margins almost entire. Corolla 10–12 mm, bright yellow. Standard ample, longer than other parts. Pod densely villous. The tree blossoms in January thru April.
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Naming

"Calicotome" is derived from the Greek "Kalux", calyx and "tomos", cut; this refers to the fact that, after flowering, the calyx breaks off in circle and looks as if cut. "Villosa" is derived from the Latin "villus", hair, because the plant is downy.
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Habitat

Rocky hillsides and bushy places. The tree is endemic to coastal regions of the Levant, especially the lower mountain regions of southern Lebanon, and throughout the hill country of Israel. It occupies the geographical regions of Syria, Lebanon, the Palestine region, Tunisia, Algeria.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusCalicotome
SpeciesC. villosa
Photographed in
Spain
Greece
Israel