Calicotome


Calicotome is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes five species native to the Mediterranean Basin. The genus belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be synonymous with Cytisus. All species of the genus are thorny shrubs. In the Myth of Er, tyrants are punished by being dragged through thorny Calicotomes.

Species

Calicotome comprises the following species:
ImageScientific nameDistribution
Calicotome infesta Guss.Europe
Calicotome intermedia Boiss. ex Rchb.f.North Africa and southern and southeastern Spain
Calicotome rigida Maire & WeillerNorth Africa
Calicotome spinosa LinkSpain, France, Italy, Croatia and Algeria
Calicotome villosa Linkeastern Mediterranean region, Europe