Spartium junceum

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Common name (English)

Spanish broom

Common name (Greek)

Σπάρτο

Ηabitat

X24 Domestic gardens (urban)

X25 Domestic gardens (rural)

X10 Mixed landscapes

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Habitat detail

Only as cultivated for ornamental and is fairly common along roadsides and in gardens (Tsintides et al. 2002).

Establishment status

Established

Establishment status detail

Alien: Invasive

First detection year

2018

Pathway

2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Ornamental other than horticulture – Orn

Pathway detail

As the species is not established introduction pathways are indicated in case of possible/potential escape from confinement.

References

Tsintides T, Hadjikyriakou GN, Christodoulou CS (2002) Trees and shrubs in Cyprus. Foundation Anastasios G. Leventis—Cyprus Forest Association, Nicosia, Cyprus.

Christofides Y (2017) Illustrated flora of Cyprus. Yiannis Christofides, Cyprus, 383 pp.

Hand R (2019) Further noteworthy records of vascular plants in Cyprus (1997–2018) and some status clarifications. Cypricola 12: 1-17.

Gennadios P (2015) Cultivated exotic plants. Dasoponos 63: 7-11.