AusTraits

Cytisus scoparius

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Family Fabaceae

Taxonomy: Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link

Synonyms: 11 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link f. scoparius (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link subsp. scoparius (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link var. scoparius (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Cytisus scoparius f. sulphureus (Goldring) Rehder (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cytisus scoparius var. andreanus (Puiss.) Dippel (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cytisus scoparius var. prostratus (C.Bailey) F.Hanb. ex A.K.Jacks. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cytisus scoparius var. sulphureus Goldring (taxonomic synonym)
  • Genista andreana Puiss. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Sarothamnus scoparius (L.) Wimm. ex W.D.J.Koch (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Sarothamnus scoparius var. prostratus C.Bailey (taxonomic synonym)
  • Spartium scoparium L. (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): SA (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: Cheal_2017 (8), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (8), NHNSW_2023 (30), NSWFRD_2014 (6), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (17), SAH_2014 (4), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (21), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 35 traits from 107 records in 12 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fire response
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 40 mm (25-60 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 9.75 mm (8-13 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 10.5 mm (8-13 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): legume (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 12.62 mm (5-20 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2014]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 4.88 mm (1.5-9 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2014]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); narrowly_elliptical (3); oblong (1); obovate (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (6) [sources: NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (6) [sources: Cheal_2017; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (5) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (3); erect (3); prostrate (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): myrmecochory (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • dispersers (categorical): ants (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnyyyn (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); persistent (1) [sources: Cheal_2017; NSWFRD_2014]
seed morphology
  • seed_length (numerical): 3 mm (2.5-3.5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • seed_width (numerical): 2.25 mm (2-2.5 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (3); ovoid (1); reniform (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 2.38 m (2-2.5 m) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
NHNSW_20231230N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
SAH_20231521S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
RBGV_20231317VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Cheal_201788D. Cheal. Growth stages and tolerable fire intervals for Victoria's native vegetation data sets. Fire and adaptive management, report no. 84. Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment Melbourne, 2010.
NHNSW_202248N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
NSWFRD_201466B. Kenny, C. Orscheg, E. Tasker, M. A. Gill, and R. Bradstock. NSW Flora Fire Response Database, v2.1. database. NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment, 2014.
RBGV_202244VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_201424J. P. Jessop and H. R. Toelken. Flora of South Australia, 4th edition, 4 vols. Electronic version curated by J. Kellermann, State Herbarium of South Australia.. Government Printer, Adelaide, 1986.
NHNSW_2014_233Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
SAH_202233S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.