Genista, Spach

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1981, Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae, Cambridge University Press : 100

Sect. Acanthospartum Spach . Shrubs with opposite branches, the branches terminated by a spine. Leaves 3-foliolate, opposite or alternate. Standard rhombic, shorter than or exceeding the keel. Legume ovoid-acuminate. Seeds 1-2.