Genista pilosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Genus: | Genista |
Species: | G. pilosa |
Binomial name | |
Genista pilosa L. |
Genista pilosa, commonly known as hairy greenweed, silkyleaf brooom, silkyleaf woadwaxen and creeping broom, is a plant species in the genus Genista. It is 30–45 centimetres (12–18 in) tall and has green coloured stems. It has yellowish coloured flowers which grow in 1-3 pairs.It grows in Western and central Europe in poor, dry, sandy, and stony soils