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Cytisus proliferus
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Chamaecytisus proliferus, synonym Cytisus proliferus, is a small spreading evergreen shrub or tree in the pea family Fabaceae endemic to the Canary Islands. One of its subspecies, Chamaecytisus proliferus subsp. palmensis, synonyms including Chamaecytisus palmensis and Cytisus palmensis, known as tagasaste or tree lucerne, is a well known tropical forage crop. It is native to the dry volcanic slopes of the Canary Islands, but it is now grown in Australia, New Zealand and many other parts of the world.
- Family
- Fabaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Cytisus proliferus
- Slug
- cytisus-proliferus
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Cytisus
- Species
- proliferus
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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