English broom control option
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English broom

Cytisus scoparius

Weed profile

  • Perennial
  • Shrub
  • Weeds of National Significance (WoNS)
  • Fire hazard
  • Hinders movement
  • Habitat: native vegetation

Impact

Invades bushland. Fire hazard.

Description

  • Erect, summer-deciduous, woody leguminous shrub.
  • Leaves with 3 leaflets.
  • Stems green, ridged stems becoming leafless.
  • Large yellow pea flowers.
  • Pods to 5 cm long with dark-brown shiny seeds.

Control options

Legal requirements in each region

To find out which landscape region you're in visit the NatureMaps website.

Alinytjara Wiluṟara

Eyre Peninsula

Green Adelaide

Hills and Fleurieu

Kangaroo Island

Limestone Coast

Murraylands and Riverland

Northern and Yorke

South Australian Arid Lands

Page Last Reviewed: 06 Sep 2021
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