Genista linifolia is a species of broom known by the common names Mediterranean broom, [1] needle-leaved broom[2] and flax broom. It is native to southwestern Europe, North Africa, and the Canary Islands. This is a shrub with hairy green stems and branches which can exceed two meters in height.

Genista linifolia (also called Flax-leaved Broom, among many other common names) is a species of flowering plant in the Fabaceae family. It is a deciduous shrub native to western and central Europe, from the British Isles south to the Iberian Peninsula, and east to the Caucasus.

Originally from Mediterranean region, Flax-leaf Broom (Genista linifolia), a Weed of National Significance, is a yellow flowered shrub, 3 m tall, highly invasive with serious impacts on the environment, agriculture and the economy in southern Australia.

Genista linifolia (Mediterranean broom) is a shrub (family Fabaceae) with yellow flowers and thin narrow leaves found in the Channel Islands and north and south coast ranges of California. It is native to the Canary Islands, western Mediterranean and northern Africa.

[Cal-IPC] Invasive: Genista linifolia (Mediterranean broom) is a shrub (family Fabaceae) with yellow flowers and thin narrow leaves found in the Channel Islands and north and south coast ranges of California. It is native to the Canary Islands, western Mediterranean and northern Africa.

Flax-leaved broom leaves are light green and arranged alternately on branches without stalks. They are hairy on the upper surface and densely hairy beneath, giving a whitish appearance. They consist of three linear lance-shaped leaflets each …

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 405 (1762) The native range of this species is W. Medit. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. Algeria, Baleares, Corse, France, Morocco, Spain. California, Italy, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia.

Aug 17, 2007 · Erect shrub, 0.45-3 m high. Fl. yellow, Aug to Nov. Lateritic soils. Roadsides. Genus Genista. Form erect. Habit shrub, spindly shrub (broom-like). Stems Indumentum hairy, Pustules or glands absent, Striation (stems ribbed) not striate, Cross section terete, Spiny on any part of plant not spiny.

Flax-leaf broom (Genista linifolia) has was deliberately introduced into Australia and has been in cultivation since the 1800s. It has been widely grown as a garden ornamental and hedging plant in the temperate regions of the country.

Genista linifolia (Mediterranean broom, flax-leaf broom) is a member of the Fabaceae family invading Catalina Island, where it spread from landscape plantings at a hotel. On the island, it outcompetes native species within oak woodland and chaparral.