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A bright sign of spring, Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) reminds us of its invasive presence each year as many acres of forests, pastures, and rights-of-way burst into golden bloom. Scotch broom is a native of Europe and North Africa, from Great Britain to the Ural Mountains, and from Sweden to...
Scotch, French, Spanish, and Portuguese brooms were introduced into the western United States from Europe and the Mediterranean region in the mid- 1800s to stabilize mine tailings and other erosion and for landscaping. They now grow from western British Columbia to California (Figures 4a–d, following pages). The flowers had medicinal...