Calicotome
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| Calicotome villosa | |
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Calicotome is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Faboideae. It may be synonymous with Cytisus. All species of the genus are thorny shrubs. The ancient Greeks believed that tyrants in Hades were punished by being beaten with the thorny calycotomes.[citation needed]
Species
Calicotome comprises the following species:[2][3][4]
- Calicotome infesta (C. Presl) Guss.
- subsp. infesta (C. Presl) Guss.
- subsp. intermedia (C. Presl) Greuter
- Calicotome ligustica (Burnat) Fiori
- Calicotome rigida (Viv.) Maire & Weiller
- Calicotome spinosa (L.) Link
- Calicotome villosa (Poir.) Link
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