Echinospartum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It contains five species of shrubs and subshrubs native to France, Spain, and Portugal. Plants typically grow on open and exposed mountain slopes and in rocky areas.
The genus belongs to subfamily Faboideae. It is possibly synonymous with Genista.
Species
Echinospartum comprises the following species:
- Echinospartum barnadesii âÂÂàSpain (Sierra de Gredos)
- Echinospartum boissieri <small>(Spach) Rothm.</small> âÂÂàsoutheastern Spain
- Echinospartum horridum <small>(M. Vahl) Rothm.</small> âÂÂàPyrenees and south-central France
- Echinospartum ibericum <small>Rivas Mart., Sánchez Mata & Sancho</small> âÂÂàSpain and Portugal
- subsp. algibicum <small>(Talavera & Aparicio) Rivas Mart.</small> â Spain (Sierra de Grazalema)
- subsp. ibericum <small>Rivas-MartÃÂnez, Sánchez-Mata</small> âÂÂnorthwest and central Iberia
- Echinospartum lusitanicum <small>(L.) Rothm.</small> âÂÂàcentral Portugal to west-central Spain
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