Irish wildflowers

Broom, Cytisus scoparius, Giolcach sléibhe
Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork

Broom
Cytisus scoparius
Giolcach shléibhe
Family: Fabaceae

Flowering time: May - August. Deciduous shrub. Native.

Solitary bright yellow flowers in leaf-axils followed by hairy seedpods. Pods are black when ripe and split explosively. Small leaves usually with 3 oval leaflets. Erect green branches. Height: 1-2m

Widespread on dry acidic heathland but less frequent in central Ireland.

Similar: Cytisus scoparius subsp. maritimus. Prostrate, on coastal, exposed cliffs in Counties Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Wexford and Dublin.

Broom, Cytisus scoparius, Giolcach sléibhe

Broom, Cytisus scoparius, Giolcach sléibhe
Broom, Cytisus scoparius, Giolcach sléibhe

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