Spanish broom
Spartium junceum
- 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: inedible. Leguminous shrub native to the Mediterranean basin, extremely resistant to drought and poor soils. Fixes nitrogen in the soil and attracts pollinators with its profuse, fragrant yellow blooms.
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Needs
- Water: Low
- Light: Full sun
- Size: Shrub up to 3 m
- Mature diameter: 2 m
- Soils: Clay, Loam, Sandy, Limestone
- Climates: Atlantic coast, Inland / Continental, Hot, dry Mediterranean
Calendar
- January
- February
- March — Planting
- April — Planting
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October — Planting
- November — Planting
- December
- Harvest
- Planting
Medicinal use: Toxic: it is not edible and all its parts contain cytisine, being dangerous for human ingestion.
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