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![]() Seed pods are flat, 2-5 cm long, smooth with long silky hairs which turn dark brown to black when mature. Fruitsįruits develop as seed pods that mature in June-July. Scotch broom flowers are yellow to partially to complete red in color. The flowers are pea-like upper and lower curved petal have wing petals on each side. The underside of the leaflets are covered by flattened, short hairs while the upper surface is smooth. The leaflets are dark green and fleshy and serrated along their margin. The leaves of Scotch broom are alternate and compound consisting of three oblong leaflets. Scotch broom is an invasive plant found in low elevations from British Columbia to California. ![]() Scotch broom is a deciduous nitrogen-fixing plant. Mature plants can reach 10 feet in height although most plants are typically 3-5 feet tall. Broom forms dense stands and is shade intolerant. ![]() It grows upright on young, green, 5-angled stems which are hairy. Scotch broom is a fast growing shrub in the Fabaceae (pea) family, characterized by its masses of yellow flowers. ![]()
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