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Cytisus × praecox, the Warminster broom, is an artificial hybrid species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[2] Its parents are Cytisus multiflorus (the white Spanish broom) and Cytisus oromediterraneus (the Pyrenean broom).[1] A deciduous shrub, it is available from commercial suppliers.[2] It has a number of cultivars, including 'Allgold' and 'Warminster', which have both gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][4] Other commercially available cultivars are 'Albus' and 'Lilac Lady'.[5][6]
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| Close-up of flowers | |
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| 'Allgold' cultivar | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Cytisus |
| Species: | C. × praecox |
| Binomial name | |
| Cytisus × praecox | |
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