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Genista canariensis

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Fabaceae

Scientific name
  
Genista canariensis

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Fabales

Genus
  
Genista

Higher classification
  
Genista

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Genista canariensis is a species of broom known by the common name Canary broom, or Canary Islands broom. It is native to the Canary Islands, but it grows as an introduced species in mainland Europe, especially Spain, and on other continents. It was introduced to California and Washington. This is a legume shrub with hairy green stems. The leaves are made up of oval-shaped leaflets each up to a centimeter long and densely hairy on the undersides. The raceme inflorescence holds up to 20 bright yellow pealike flowers. The fruit is a legume pod one to two centimeters long containing several dark brown seeds.

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