Spartium junceum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 708 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Azores, S. Europe to E. Medit. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, has environmental uses, as a poison and a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Azores, Baleares, Corse, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Baltic States, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Chile North, Chile South, Colombia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Great Britain, Guatemala, Hawaii, India, Iraq, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Krym, Libya, Madeira, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Morocco, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Oregon, Pakistan, Peru, Queensland, Romania, South Australia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Tasmania, Texas, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uruguay, Victoria, Washington, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

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Kew Backbone Distributions

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Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 7, 2011 Day, C.D. [854] Turkey K000341516 No
Spruce, R. [5167] Ecuador K000200928 Yes
Sello [166] Brazil K000893602 Yes
Hoehne, W. [s.n.] Brazil K000893603 Yes
Reuter, G.F. [s.n.] Spain Genista hispanica K000829698 Unknown Type Material Yes

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