Chamaecytisus purpureus

Chamaecytisus purpureus (syn. Cytisus purpureus), the purple broom, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.^[2] It is native to the southern and southeastern Alps and the Dinaric Alps down to northern Albania, and it has been introduced to various locales in Europe and the Caucasus.^[1] It is available from commercial suppliers.^[2]

Chamaecytisus purpureus
Branch with flowers
At the Berlin Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Chamaecytisus
Species:	C. purpureus
Binomial name
Chamaecytisus purpureus (Scop.) Link
Synonyms[1]
Chamaecytisus mitrushii F.K.Mey. Cytisus purpureus Scop. Genista purpurea (Scop.) Scheele Laburnum purpureum (Scop.) Drapiez Viborgia purpurea (Scop.) Moench