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Retama raetam, Genista raetam , White Weeping Broom

Retama raetam, Genista raetam

White Weeping Broom
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Origin: Mediterranean region
Large shrub 5-10 ft tall

Large shrub 5-10 ft tall

Small tree 10-20 ft

Full sun

Dry conditions

Moderate water

White, off-white flowers

Plant attracts butterflies, hummingbirds

Deciduous plant

Ethnomedical plant.
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Fragrant plant

Retama is a desert shrub with small leaves, blooming in early winter, but the leaves fall off very rapidly and the plant remains leafless most of the year. Photosynthesis is carried out by its green stems.

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