Broom, or Cytisus scoparius ssp. scoparius

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Date:1902

Description:This shrub inhabits heathy places, gravel pits and railway embankments.

Flowering between May and June, it can grow up to 2 metres in height.

This example was found growing at Oakamoor in Staffordshire, by local naturalist Samuel Berrisford in 1902.

About this plant

This plant is now cared for by staff at Stoke-on-Trent Museums.

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Image courtesy of: Stoke-on-Trent Museums

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Source: Stoke-on-Trent Museums

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