CAPE BROOM

Genista monspessulana

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Description An upright evergreen, perennial shrub growing to 3 m high.

Leaves Three-leaflets on a short stalk, oblong, hairy, and often end in a short point.

Flowers Yellow, pea-like, 8–12 mm long, growing at the ends of branches in clusters of 3–9.

Fruit Hairy pods, brown to black, 1.5–2.5 cm long and 3–5 mm wide. Contain 5–8 seeds.

Stems Ridged, green and lightly hairy when young. Woody and hairless when older.

Dispersal Seed dispersed by contaminated soil and possibly by roadside machinery.

Confused with Weed species Flax-leaf broom (Genista linifolia), Madeira broom (G. stenopetala), Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius subsp. scoparius), Spiny broom (Calicotome spinosa), Spanish broom (Spartium junceum) and Gorse (Ulex europaeus)

Control Contact your local Rous County Council Weed Biosecurity Officer for control advice and disposal. Ensure not to mistaken weed for native species. Manually remove where appropriate. Cut and paint, cut scrape paint or foliar spray with approved herbicide.

THE WHOLE PLANT CONTAINS THE QUINOLIZIDINE ALKALOID, WHICH CAN HAVE A MILD TOXIC EFFECT ON HORSES.

REPORT THIS WEED (02) 6623 3800

Eradicate This Weed

Description Tall shrub up to 5 m. Sometimes climbs and scrambles like a vine. Flowers, leaves and stems have a strong ‘stinky’ odour. Prefers disturbed habitats, generally near rainforests.

Leaves Bipinnate, with small straight oblong green leaflets. Feathery in appearance. Leaf stalk (petiole) has large, visible glands at its base.

Flowers Small clusters, ball-shaped like a pom-pom, cream-yellow at the end of the stalk.

Fruit Flattened, thin pods about 14–20 cm long and 2–2.5 cm wide, green ripening to brown.

Stems Scattered prickles. Can root when in contact with soil.

Dispersal Seed dispersed by cattle eating and excreting the seed. Vegetative reproduction from stem fragments dispersed by waterways. Deliberately cultivated for food and medicine purposes.

Confused with Weed species Leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala) and Common sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica). Introduced species Poinciana (Delonix regia) and native species Climbing wattle (Senegalia albizioides and Senegalia pennata subsp. kerrii)

Control Contact your local Rous County Council Weed Biosecurity Officer for control advice and disposal. Manually remove where appropriate. Ensure all plant material is removed and bagged. Basal bark, cut scrape paint or foliar spray with herbicide.