New Zealand broom
North Island Broom
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae Genus: Carmichaelia R.Br. (1825)[1]
Species
See text. Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... Divisions Green algae land plants (embryophytes) non-vascular embryophytes Hepatophyta - liverworts Anthocerophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses vascular plants (tracheophytes) seedless vascular plants Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongue ferns seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. ... Magnoliopsida is the botanical name for a class: this name is formed by replacing the termination -aceae in the name Magnoliaceae by the termination -opsida (Art 16 of the ICBN). ... Families Fabaceae (legumes) Quillajaceae Polygalaceae (milkwort family) Surianaceae The Fabales are an order of flowering plants, included in the rosid group of dicotyledons. ... Subfamilies Faboideae Caesalpinioideae Mimosoideae References GRIN-CA 2002-09-01 The name Fabaceae belongs to either of two families, depending on viewpoint. ... Tribes Abreae Adesmieae Aeschynomeneae Amorpheae Bossiaeeae Brongniartieae Carmichaelieae Cicereae Crotalarieae Dalbergieae Desmodieae Dipterygeae Euchresteae Galegeae Genisteae Hedysareae Indigofereae Liparieae Loteae Millettieae Mirbelieae Phaseoleae Podalyrieae Psoraleeae Robinieae Sophoreae Swartzieae Thermopsideae Trifolieae Vicieae Faboideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. ... Robert Brown (1773–1858) Robert Brown (December 21, 1773–June 10, 1858) is acknowledged as the leading British botanist to collect in Australia during the first half of the 19th century. ... The hierarchy of scientific classification. ...

New Zealand Broom, or simply Broom, is a general name for several plant species belonging to the family Fabaceae which are native to New Zealand. The formerly recognised genera of Chordospartium, Corallospartium, Notospartium, and Huttonella are now included in Carmichaelia^[2]. Divisions Green algae Chlorophyta Charophyta Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta—liverworts Anthocerotophyta—hornworts Bryophyta—mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) †Rhyniophyta—rhyniophytes †Zosterophyllophyta—zosterophylls Lycopodiophyta—clubmosses †Trimerophytophyta—trimerophytes Pteridophyta—ferns and horsetails Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta—seed ferns Pinophyta—conifers Cycadophyta—cycads Ginkgophyta—ginkgo Gnetophyta—gnetae Magnoliophyta—flowering plants... Subfamilies Faboideae Caesalpinioideae Mimosoideae References GRIN-CA 2002-09-01 The name Fabaceae belongs to either of two families, depending on viewpoint. ...

• Species having the cylindrical shaped leaves typically found in northern hemisphere brooms.

• Carmichaelia stevensonii: Weeping broom or Tree broom is a distinct tree, growing up to 9 m high. It occurs only at altitude in the northeast corner of the South Island, particularly along the Clarence and Awatere Rivers.

• Carmichaelia glabrescens: Pink broom, grows up to 10 m high. It also is restricted to growing at alitude in the Marlborough region of the South Island.

C. arborea leaves

C. arborea fruit

• Species where the green branches or branchlets are flattened and take the place of leaves. The mature specimens are almost completely leafless while the juvenile form may have a few leaves.

• Carmichaelia williamsii: Giant flowered broom. Found in coastal regions of the Bay of Plenty and East Cape.

• Carmichaelia grandiflora: Large flowered broom. Found only on the West Coast of the South Island.

• Carmichaelia arborea: South Island broom.

• Carmichaelia odorata: Scented broom.

• Carmichaelia aligera: North Island broom. Common throughout the northern part of the North Island.

• Carmichaelia enysii: Dwarf broom. forms low clumps not more than a few centimetres high. Found south of Arthur's Pass.

• Other notable species include:

• Carmichaelia angustata: Leafy broom: very similar to the above species except that it usually has some leaves.

• Carmichaelia flagelliformis: Whip broom; the stems are rounded, thin and whippy. Found from the East Cape southwards.

• Carmichaelia crassicaule: Coral broom. Occurs in arid, stony ground on the eastern side of the Southern Alps, growing up to an altitude of 1300 m.

The European species Cytisus scoparius, Common Broom, has been introduced to New Zealand, where it is commonly known as Scotch Broom; it is classed as a noxious weed because of its invasiveness. Genera Argyrocytisus:1 species Cytisus: about 30-35 species Genista: about 90 species Petteria: 1 species Podocytisus: 1 species Retama: 4 species Spartium: 1 species Ref: ILDIS Version 6. ... The South Island The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. ... The Clarence River is located in the South Island of New Zealand. ... The Awatere River is a large river flowing through Marlborough, New Zealand. ... Marlborough is one of the regions of New Zealand, located in the northeast of the South Island. ... The Bay of Plenty, often abbreviated to BoP, is a region in the North Island of New Zealand situated around the body of water of the same name. ... East Cape is the easternmost point of the main islands of New Zealand. ... The West Coast is one of the administrative regions of New Zealand, located on the west coast of the South Island, and is one of the more remote and most sparsely populated areas of the country. ... North Island The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. ... Arthurs Pass Arthurs Pass is an alpine crossing of the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand. ... The Southern Alps is a mountain range which runs along the western side of the South Island of New Zealand. ... Binomial name Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link Synonyms Spartium scoparium L. Genista scoparius L. (Lam. ... Yellow starthistle, a thistle native to southern Europe and the Middle East that is an invasive weed in parts of North America. ...

References

1. ^ Entry in New Zealand Plants database, Landcare Research. Retrieved 7 April 2006.
2. ^ Taxonomy of New Zealand native legumes.. Retrieved on 2006-08-14.

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