Spartium junceum (Spanish broom)
Spanish broom is wide-spread in Inland Mendocino County. It is frequently mis-identified as Scotch broom- they are very similar but Spanish broom has round stems, while Scotch broom has square stems.


Spartium junceum is frequently seen along roadsides.
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