Argyrocytisus

Argyrocytisus battandieri, the pineapple broom^[2] or Moroccan broom^[3] is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. It is the only member of the genus Argyrocytisus (formerly Cytisus battandieri).^[4][5][6]

Argyrocytisus
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Tribe:	Genisteae
Genus:	Argyrocytisus (Maire) Raynaud (1974 publ. 1975)
Species:	A. battandieri
Binomial name
Argyrocytisus battandieri (Maire) J.Raynal (1974 publ. 1975)
Synonyms[1]
Adenocarpus battandieri (Maire) Talavera (1999) Cytisus battandieri Maire (1915)

It is native to the Rif and Middle Atlas mountains of Morocco.^[1] It is a substantial deciduous shrub growing to 4 metres (13 ft) tall and wide, with trifoliate grey-green leaves, and erect racemes of yellow flowers with a distinctive pineapple scent. Grown in a sheltered location, it is hardy down to −15 °C (5 °F).

The cultivar 'Yellow Tail' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[3] It was introduced to the UK as recently as 1922, and for a long time was thought less hardy than plants have proved.^[7]