Version 10.38 20 July 2010 - Scientific Names: Calicotome spinosa (L.)Link.

Calicotome spinosa (L.)Link

HIGHER TAXON: Genisteae

GENUS: Calicotome Link

Calicotome spinosa (L.)Link [Preferred name]
Calicotome fontanesii Rothm. {Synonym}

VERNACULAR NAME:
	Spiny Broom [2080]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:

Africa: Algeria (N) [526]
Europe: Balearic Is (N) [754]; Corsica (N) [754]; France (N) [754]; Italy (N) [754]; Sardegna (N) [754]; Sicilia (N) [1883]; Spain (N) [754]
Pacific Ocean: New Zealand(North) (I) [2080]; New Zealand(South) (I) [2080]

HABITATS:
  Africa
    Mediterranean bushland & thicket [526];
    Mediterranean woodland. [526];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
	Description [360, 526, 578, 754, 2080] ; Distribution Map [578] ; Illustration [526]

DESCRIPTORS:
	Climbing: Not climbing ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Habit: Shrub ; Lifespan: Perennial ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 1991/1993 Cristofolini G & Feoli L, 2001-06 Cristofolini G ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Europe) ESFEDS, 1990 (New Zealand & Pacific) Horn P, 1993 Bisby FA

USES:
	Weed [2080]

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

360.		Quezel, P. & Santa, S., 1962
		Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie et des regions desertiq.merid.1

454.		Greuter, W. et al. (Eds.), 1989
		Med-Checklist Vol.4 (published)

526.		Maire, R. (Quezel, P., Ed.), 1987
		Flore de l'Afrique du Nord,Vol.16.Dicots.Leguminosae,part.

578.		Gibbs, P.E., 1968
		Notes RBG Edinb.28:275-86.Tax. & dist.of the g.Calicotome.

754.		Heywood, V.H. & Ball, P.W., 1968
		Leguminosae.In:Flora Europaea Vol.2.ed.Tutin,T.G.et al.

1883.		Pignatti, S., 1982
		Flora Italica. Edagicole, Bologna.

2080.		Webb, C.J. et al., 1988
		Flora of New Zealand Vol IV