Cytisus nigricans

Cytisus nigricans (commonly called black broom) is a species of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.[2][3][4] Its cultivar 'Cyni' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5]

Cytisus nigricans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Genisteae[1]
Genus:	Cytisus
Species:	Cytisus nigricans
Binomial name
Cytisus nigricans (L.)
Synonyms
Lembotropis nigricans L.

References

1. Cardoso D, Pennington RT, de Queiroz LP, Boatwright JS, Van Wyk BE, Wojciechowski MF, Lavin M (2013). "Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes". S Afr J Bot. 89: 58–75. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001.
2. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Lembotropis". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
3. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Lembotropis". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
4. "The Plant List entry for Lembotropis". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
5. "AGM Plants March 2020 © RHS – ORNAMENTAL" (PDF). rhs.org.uk. The Royal Horticultural Society. March 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.