A Mediterranean upright shrub growing to 2m high (up to 3m) which now grows in the South of England and the Channel Islands. Not to be semantically confused with : Brome nor with Witch's Broom (a gall on a tree) nor with Butcher's Broom (a strange flowering plant where what look like leaves are in fact modified stems) nor with any Broomrapes such as Ivy Broomrape ( parasitic plants unable to synthesize their own nutrients for they lack the green photosynthisizing Chlorophyll). The lowest pod, seen edge-on, has 5 bulges so that one has has 5 seeds. The fruits are between 15 to 25mm long and contain between 3 and 6 seeds. Seed pods brown but covered in a dense mat of long white hairs which are partially swept backwards. The lower parts of the stems have turned woody and the flowers there have turned to seed pods. It is now September and there are no flowers left, just leaves and seed pods. ![]() A mature plant can produce up to 10,000 seeds every season. The pods burst open when the seeds are ripe with some force, flinging the few seeds a few metres. The seed pods are 15-25mm long, are densely hairy and contain between 3 and 6 seeds. The non-woody stems are ribbed/grooved (whichever is your pleasure).įlowers pea-type. The leaves are hairy and on short stalks. There might be the beginnings of seed pods in the lower left - the densely hairy objects. ![]() MONTPELLIER BROOM FRENCH BROOM Genista monspessulanaĪ Mediterranean upright shrub growing to 2m high (up to 3m) which now grows in the South of England and the Channel Islands.įlowers yellow and in small groups of 3 to 9 in a short raceme.Īll the leaves are ternate (meaning in threes) and obovate (broadest nearer the end) tapering to a point at the tip. Broom (Montpellier) / Montpellier Broom - Wild Flower Finder
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