Shrubs 1–2.5 m. Stems densely sericeous, hairs yellow-brown. Leaves petiolate; stipules 1–6(–10) mm; petiole 1–5 mm; leaf­lets 3, blades linear to narrowly elliptic, 15–60 mm, base atten­uate, margins revolute, apex acuminate, surfaces densely pubescent abaxially, sparsely white-pannose adaxially. Inflorescences 5–20-flowered, terminal, racemes, dense, 15–30 mm; bracts 1–2 mm. Pedicels 2–7 mm. Flowers: calyx 5–15 mm, densely floccose; banner narrowly ovate, 10–15(–18) mm, apex notched, densely pubescent; wings and keel equaling banner, pubescent abaxially. Legumes narrowly oblong, 15–35 mm, sericeous. Seeds 6–8, yellow-tan to brown, widely ellipsoid to rounded, 2 mm.

Phenology: Flowering Feb–Aug.
Habitat: Disturbed areas.
Elevation: 0–700 m.

Distribution

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Introduced; Calif., sw Europe, n Africa, Atlantic Islands (Canary Islands), introduced also in Australia.

Discussion

Genista linifolia is known from Humboldt, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Santa Barbara counties.

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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