BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link (Broom)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon	Summary	Date	Vice-county	Country
Cytisus scoparius	In flower	12 April 2005	S. Hants	England	4
Cytisus scoparius	In flower	6 June 1975	Berks	England	1
Cytisus scoparius	Plant	4 May 1975	Berks	England	2

Subtaxa

Rank	Taxon
Subspecies	Cytisus scoparius ssp. scoparius (L.) Link (Broom)	7	3

Suggested Literature

Cytisus scoparius may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

PLANTAE
(plants)

SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Cytisus scoparius:

(live)	live is parasitised by conidial anamorph	Erysiphe trifolii - a powdery mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae)	Ing, B., 1990
(live)	live is parasitised by cleistothecium	Erysiphe trifolii - a powdery mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae)	Ing, B., 1990
	is foodplant of larva	Bruchidius villosus - a seed beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
	is foodplant of	Phytodecta olivacea - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
	is foodplant of	Polydrusus confluens - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Morris, M.G., 1997 Bullock, J.A., 1992
	is foodplant of imago	Sitona griseus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Morris, M.G., 1997
	is foodplant of larva	Sitona striatellus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Morris, M.G., 1997 Bullock, J.A., 1992
	is associate of	Dryophilus anobioides - a wood boring beetle (Coleoptera: Anobiidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
	is associate of	Strophosoma capitatum - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Morris, M.G., 1997
	is associate of	Tychius parallelus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
branch (dead)	dead branch is mined by larva	Cryptolestes spartii - a flat bark beetle (Coleoptera: Cucujidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
cambium	cambium may contain larva	Hylastinus obscurus - Gorse Bark Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
leaf	leaf is mined by larva	Agromyza johannae - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae)	Spencer, K.A., 1972 [linear mine adjoining leaf margin and running to apex of leaf then widening into a blotch.]
leaf	leaf is grazed by larva	Calomicrus circumfusus - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
leaf	leaf is grazed by nocturnal larva	Rhogogaster genistae - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae)	Benson, R.B., 1952
leaf	leaf is grazed by nocturnal larva	Rhogogaster picta - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae)	Benson, R.B., 1952
pod	pod may contain larva	Apion fuscirostre - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
root nodule	root nodule is foodplant of larva	Sitona regensteinensis - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Morris, M.G., 1997 Bullock, J.A., 1992
root	root is foodplant of larva	Sitona griseus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Morris, M.G., 1997 Bullock, J.A., 1992
stem (young)	young stem is galled by larva	Apion atratulum - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
stem (young)	young stem is galled by larva	Apion immune - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
stem	stem may contain larva	Phloeophthorus rhododactylus - a bark or ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
twig	twig is galled by larva	Hexomyza sarothamni - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae)	Spencer, K.A., 1972 [slender twig gall]

Cytisus scoparius may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

FABACEAE
(vetches, peas and beans - formerly Leguminosae or Papilionaceae)

Cytisus
(a genus of brooms)

References

Benson, R.B., 1952	Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)
Bullock, J.A., 1992	Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations
Ing, B., 1990	An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews
Morris, M.G., 1997	Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae)
Spencer, K.A., 1972	Diptera: Agromyzidae