BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Cytisus scoparius ssp. scoparius (L.) Link (Broom)

Date: 12 April 2005
Location: South Hampshire, England
State: In flower
Record Summary: with occasional dark brown flowers
Identification Notes: The reason for these dark flowers is not apparent. There as no obvious sign of fungal infection, and the flowers appeared to be intact under the dark brown surface.

Perhaps frost damage, but the affected flowers were scattered on different stems.

Images etc

naked eye photograph Dark flower - highly enlarged 500 by 311 pixels
naked eye photograph Dark flowers - close-up - enlarged 378 by 500 pixels
naked eye photograph Dark flowers - close-up - enlarged 366 by 500 pixels
naked eye photograph Dark flowers - close-up 500 by 332 pixels

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