Spartium junceum
Common name (English)
Spanish broom
Common name (Greek)
Σπάρτο
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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
Establishment status detail
Alien:
First detection year
2018
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.