[Brooms: The Genus Cytisus West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Scotch Broom, Scot's Broom

Cytisus scoparius

Synonym: Cytisus scoparius var. andreanus

Scotch Broom, Scots Broom: Cytisus scoparius (Synonym: Cytisus scoparius var. andreanus)

Scot's broom as seen blooming along US Highway 101 to the south of Cannon Beach, OR.........May 22, 2009.

Scotch Broom, Scots Broom: Cytisus scoparius (Synonym: Cytisus scoparius var. andreanus) - Flower of Scotch Broom, Scots Broom: Cytisus scoparius (Synonym: Cytisus scoparius var. andreanus)

Early blooming Scot's broom as seen (left) at Bay Ocean Spit, west side of Tillamook Bay, Oregon Coast..........January 21, 2015. The photo at right shows Scot's broom beginning to bloom at the parking area for the Sunset Beach State Recreation Area.........February 17, 2017.

Flower of Scotch Broom, Scots Broom: Cytisus scoparius (Synonym: Cytisus scoparius var. andreanus) - Flower of Scotch Broom, Scots Broom: Cytisus scoparius (Synonym: Cytisus scoparius var. andreanus)

Close-ups of the flowers of scot's broom as seen blooming along US Highway 101 to the south of Cannon Beach, OR.......May 22, 2009.

Pods of Scotch Broom, Scots Broom: Cytisus scoparius (Synonym: Cytisus scoparius var. andreanus)

Seed pods of the scot's broom as seen along Marine Drive in Troutdale, OR.

Scotch Broom, Scots Broom: Cytisus scoparius (Synonym: Cytisus scoparius var. andreanus) - Scotch Broom, Scots Broom: Cytisus scoparius (Synonym: Cytisus scoparius var. andreanus)

Scot's broom at left on the beach at Seaside, OR........May 21, 2009. The photo at right shows Scot's broom blooming on Bayocean Spit, western Tillamook Bay, Oregon coast.....May 17, 2023.

Paul Slichter