Calicotome is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes five species native to the Mediterranean Basin. The genus belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be synonymous with Cytisus. All species of the genus are thorny shrubs. In the Myth of Er, tyrants are punished by being dragged through thorny Calicotomes (ἀσπάλαθος).
Species Calicotome comprises the following species:
Image Scientific name Distribution Calicotome infesta (C. Presl) Guss. Europe Calicotome intermedia (Salzm. ex C.Presl) Boiss. ex Rchb.f. North Africa (Morocco to Libya) and southern and southeastern Spain Calicotome rigida (Viv.) Maire & Weiller North Africa Calicotome spinosa (L.) Link Spain, France, Italy, Croatia and Algeria Calicotome villosa (Poir.) Link eastern Mediterranean region, Europe
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