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scotch broom
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BROOM
Sarothamnus scoparius
Family LEGUMINOSAE
A shrub, three to five feet high, which may be found on hilly downs, bushy places and wastes. Often confounded with the Furze, by the non-botanical rambler, due, no doubt, to the similarity of the flowers. and the partiality of both for heaths and commons. The principal
difference between the two is, thar whilst the Furze has sharp spines instead of ordinary leaves, the Broom rarely puts on any prickles at all.
It has numerous long, erect green branches and has compound leaves, of three small leaflets.
The large, bright yellow flowers are solitary or in pairs, on slender stalks springing from the axils of the old leaves. The calyx is two-lipped and there are five petals, a large up per petal, two lateral ones, and a lower pair which are united, forming a boat-shaped body. Within this body lie the stamens and pistil, and the former have the filaments united in to a tube within which lies the ovary.
Flowering from April to June.
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The solitary yellow flower, large in broom scotch proportion to the plant, is borne singly on a long stalk, rising from the axil of the leaf. The calyx is cleft into five lobes, which alternate with five longer scotch broom and divided bracteoles. There are five petals and many stamens and carpels. It flowers chiefiy from June to August, and sparingly much later in the year. Wherever there are shady broom scotch banks and woodland clearings, this charming little plant is sure to be met with.
The golden - starred flowers are borne on the scotch broom long, leafless flowers talk in the form of a raceme, in which each flower is attached to the central stem by a stalk of its own. The flowers consist of broom scotch a top-shaped tubular and spiny calyx, with contracted mouth and five overlapping lobes; five golden petals, ten or more stamens, and two carpels sunk in the calyxtube, their styles scotch broom and two-lobed stigmas protruding. As the lower fruits ripen the raceme lengthens, and the calyx-tubes and their spines harden and assume a drooping position, owing to the downward scotch broom curving of their little footstalks. Flowering at the summer. Along the glades of damp woods, beside the thickets and undergrowths, will be found this tall, slender plant.
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