Echinospartum


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 – Spain Echinospartum boissieri Rothm. – southeastern SpainEchinospartum horridum Rothm. – Pyrenees and south-central France
  • Echinospartum ibericum Rivas Mart., Sánchez Mata & Sancho – Spain and Portugal
  • * subsp. algibicum Rivas Mart. – Spain
  • * subsp. ibericum Rivas-Martínez, Sánchez-Mata –northwest and central IberiaEchinospartum lusitanicum Rothm. – central Portugal to west-central Spain