Genus: Genista
Nomenclature
Genista L., Sp. Pl. 709. 1753. Gen. Pl. 318. 1754. Spartium Duhamel, TraitÈ Arbr. Arbust. 2: 275. 1755, nom. illeg. (Art. 53.1). Corniola Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 321, 544. 1763, nom. illeg. (Art. 52.1). LECTOTYPE: Genista tinctoria L. designated by Britton & Brown (1913).Genistoides Moench, Methodus 132. 1794. TYPE: Not designated.