Spanish broom

Cytisus striatus

Layer 3 · Shrubs
Nitrogen fixer

Status by region

No restrictions recorded in the lists we checked.

Checked against the European Union list (Regulation 1143/2014) · Portugal's national invasive species list (Decreto-Lei 92/2019).

Information based on the cited sources, not legal advice — always confirm your local rules.

About

Toxic: not edible. Native to the west of the Iberian Peninsula, it is a leguminous shrub highly adapted to poor soils. In the food forest, it functions as a pioneer species that fixes atmospheric nitrogen and improves the soil.

See which trees Spanish broom grows well with

These trees share this species' soil and climate — the pairing is inferred from conditions, not from a guild we have already seen.

No account needed.

Needs

Water: Low
Light: Full sun
Size: Shrub up to 3 m
Mature diameter: 2 m
Soils: Loam, Sandy
Climates: Atlantic coast, Inland / Continental, Hot, dry Mediterranean

Calendar

January
February — Planting
March — Planting
April
May
June
July
August
September
October — Planting
November — Planting
December

Harvest
Planting

Medicinal use: Toxic: not edible, and its ingestion is dangerous to human health.

Where to buy

Central trees worth considering

May work well together — same soil and climate, complementary layers. We have not seen this combination in a generated guild yet.

May grow well with

Suggestions worked out from growing conditions — same soil and climate, complementary layers and functions. These are not observed guilds; treat them as a starting point to try on your own land.