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Spartium junceum

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Spartium junceum
shrub in the family Fabaceae. Contains the quinolizidine alkaloid cytisine which causes convulsions and fatal respiratory failure. Called also Spanish broom.


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Also trim over neglected lavender bushes and Spanish broom, Spartium junceum.
Cytobios 106 Suppl 2: 151-164 Baccetti B, Burrini AG, Chen JS, Collodel G, Giachetti D, Matteucci F, Menesini-Chen MG, Moretti E, Piomboni P, Sensini C (1993) Evaluation of the antifertility activity of the broom Spartium junceum in the mammalian male.
In the days ahead, keep an eye open for Spartium junceum, which can be seen along highways and canyons from Los Angeles to Lake Hughes.
 
 
 
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