Its long, slender, erect and tough branches grow in large, close fascicles, thus rendering it available for broom-making, hence its English name. Though now more generally known as Cytisus scoparius (Linn.), it has also been named Spartium scoparium (Linn.), Sarothamnus scoparius (Koch), and Genista scoparius (Lam.). It is remarkable as the only native medicinal plant used as an official drug that we draw from the important order of the Leguminosae, or pod-bearing tribe. It is sparingly naturalized in sandy soil in North America. Habitat-The densely-growing Broom, a shrub indigenous to England and common in this country, grows wild all over temperate Europe and northern Asia, being found in abundance on sandy pastures and heaths. Substitutes -Synonyms-Spartium scoparium (Linn.).Broom Botanical: Cytisus scoparius (LINN.)
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