Genista aetnensis

Genista aetnensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Genista
Species:	G. aetnensis
Binomial name
Genista aetnensis L.

Genista aetnensis or Mount Etna Broom is a large shrub or small tree endemic to the island of Sicily.

It is a very common constituent of the garigue communities around the lower slopes of Mount Etna.

Young plants are typical of brooms but as they age the shrubs develop into small trees with a greenish bark. Flowering is in late summer.

Flowering shoots of Mount Etna Broom

See also

• Brooms