Cytisus supranubius

Cytisus supranubius (also known as white-flowered broom or retama del Teide) is a species of broom endemic to the Canary Islands. This species is found at about 2000m altitude on Tenerife in Las Cañadas del Teide and on mountain tops on La Palma.^[3]

White-flowered broom
Cytisus supranubius at Roque de los Muchachos, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Cytisus
Species:	C. supranubius
Binomial name
Cytisus supranubius (L.f.) Christ ex G. Kunkel
Synonyms
Spartocytisus supranubius (L.f.) Kuntze[2] Spartium supranubium (L.f.)

Etymology

The species name "supranubius" comes from the Latin "supra", which means "above" and "nubius", which means "clouds", referring to the fact that this species is found at high altitudes on the islands of Tenerife and La Palma, above the height of the so-called "sea of clouds".