Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Rosanae > Order Fabales > Family Fabaceae > Tribe Genisteae > Genus Retama

Retama sphaerocarpa (L.) Boiss.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Retama*	Raf.	accepted genus name
*Retama dasycarpa*	Coss.	taxonomically included in
*Retama monosperma*	(L.) Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Retama raetam*	(Forssk.) Webb	taxonomically included in
*Retama sphaerocarpa*	(L.) Boiss.	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Spartium sphaerocarpum*	L.	basionym
*Lygos sphaerocarpa*	(L.) Heywood	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Aragonese: chinastra; chinestra; escobeta; ginestra; jinestra; jinestrera; jinestrón; retama; xinestra sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Asturian: escoba; iscoba; retrama; sexta; xinestra; xiniestas sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Catalan: ginesta; ginesta vimatera; ginesta vimenera; ginestera borda; ginestera vimenera; ginestra sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

High Aragonese: escobizo; xinestra sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Portuguese: giesta; giesteira; piorneira; piorno; piorno amarello; piorno amarelo; piorno-amarelo sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: albareja; almayón; chinastra; chinestra; curida; escoba; escoba alta; escoba florida; escobas de retama; escobeta; escobones; esparto; gayomba; ginesta; ginestra; giniestra; hiniesta; jagata; jalgata; jinestrera; jinestrón; lluvia de oro; marigüela; retama; retama amarilla; retama blanca; retama blanca de Madrid; retama borde; retama bravía; retama común; retama de bolas; retama de monte; retama montesina; retama negra; retamón; retrama; tamara; turra; xinestra; yiesta; zapatín sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/