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Distribution by County   3774    
Genista monspessulana  (L.) L. A. S. Johnson
French broom
Genista monspessulana is a shrub that is not native to California.
Cal-IPC rating: high
Record Count by County

Alameda: 448 Madera: 11 San Benito: 28 Solano: 27
Amador: 11 Marin: 16583 San Bernardino: 2 Sonoma: 1356
Butte: 325 Mariposa: 53 San Diego: 51 Stanislaus: 3
Calaveras: 25 Mendocino: 122 San Francisco: 262 Tehama: 2
Colusa: 1 Merced: 2 San Luis Obispo: 98 Trinity: 14
Contra Costa: 646 Monterey: 754 San Mateo: 2548 Tulare: 13
Del Norte: 117 Napa: 65 Santa Barbara: 38 Tuolumne: 49
El Dorado: 35 Nevada: 12 Santa Clara: 2218 Ventura: 19
Glenn: 2 Orange: 9 Santa Cruz: 1949 Yuba: 60
Humboldt: 135 Placer: 21 Shasta: 71
Lake: 17 Plumas: 13 Sierra: 9
Los Angeles: 195 Sacramento: 28 Siskiyou: 17

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 11/21/2024).