Plants of the Castlemaine District
Spiny Broom - introduced (*Calicotome spinosa)
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Trifoliate leaves
Family: Fabaceae (Pea family).
Native of the Mediterranean region.
Occurrence: An uncommon weed in Central Victoria.
Identification:
- it is a shrub with trifoliate (clover-like) leaves
- the branches end in sharp spines
- the pods are also spine-tipped
- it has yellow pea-flowers.
It is shrub that has potential to become a troublesome and widespread weed. Many other brooms are already major weeds.
R: Dried branch of Spiny Broom.
Below: The branches end in sharp spines. Smeaton Road, Yandoit.
Below: The branches end in sharp spines. Smeaton Road, Yandoit.
It is a proclaimed noxious weed (Restricted in Central Victoria).
