''Adenocarpus'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the family

Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...

. It belongs to the subfamily

Faboideae The Faboideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. An acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae, or Papilionaceae when this group of plants is treated as a family. This subfamily is widely ...

. The plants are broom-like

shrub A shrub or bush is a small to medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees by their multiple ...

s with bright yellow flowers. The genus is native to the Mediterranean Basin and

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, but finds its highest diversity in Northwest Africa (Morocco, Algeria, and the Canary Islands) and the

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Species

''Adenocarpus'' comprises the following species: * '' Adenocarpus anagyrifolius'' Coss. & Balansa * '' Adenocarpus artemisiifolius'' Jahand. ''et al''. * ''

Adenocarpus bacquei ''Adenocarpus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The plants are broom-like shrubs with bright yellow flowers. The genus is native to the Mediterranean Basin and sub-Saharan Africa, b ...

'' Batt. & Pit. * ''

Adenocarpus battandieri ''Adenocarpus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The plants are broom (shrub), broom-like shrubs with bright yellow flowers. The genus is native to the Mediterranean Basin and sub-Saha ...

'' (Maire) Talavera * '' Adenocarpus boudyi'' Batt. & Maire * '' Adenocarpus cincinnatus'' (Ball) Maire * '' Adenocarpus complicatus'' (L.) Gay ** subsp. ''bracteatus'' (Font Quer & Pau) Talavera & P. E. Gibbs ** subsp. ''complicatus'' (L.) Gay ** subsp. ''nainii'' (Maire) P. E. Gibbs * '' Adenocarpus decorticans'' Boiss. * '' Adenocarpus faurei'' Maire * ''

Adenocarpus foliolosus ''Adenocarpus foliolosus'', known locally as ''codeso'' and commonly known as Canary Island flatpod is a shrubby species of flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae, that is endemic to Canary Islands where it can be foun ...

'' (Aiton) DC. * ''

Adenocarpus hispanicus ''Adenocarpus hispanicus'' is a species of flowering plant in the Faboideae subfamily that is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula in Spain and Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Sou ...

'' (Lam.) DC. * ''

Adenocarpus mannii ''Adenocarpus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The plants are broom-like shrubs with bright yellow flowers. The genus is native to the Mediterranean Basin and sub-Saharan Africa, b ...

'' (Hook. f.) Hook. f. * ''

Adenocarpus ombriosus ''Adenocarpus ombriosus'' is a species of flowering plant in the Faboideae subfamily that is endemic to El Hierro of the Canary Islands, where it can be found on the elevation of and . Population In 2004 there were only 339 individuals that exi ...

'' Ceballo & Ortuno * ''

Adenocarpus telonensis ''Adenocarpus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The plants are broom-like shrubs with bright yellow flowers. The genus is native to the Mediterranean Basin and sub-Saharan Africa, b ...

'' (Loisel.) DC. * ''

Adenocarpus umbellatus ''Adenocarpus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. The plants are broom-like shrubs with bright yellow flowers. The genus is native to the Mediterranean Basin and sub-Saharan Africa, b ...

'' Batt. * ''

Adenocarpus viscosus ''Adenocarpus viscosus'' is a shrubby species of flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands where it is known locally as Codeso del Pico. It can be found above on two of the islands, L ...

'' (Willd.) Webb & Berthel.

Species names with uncertain taxonomic status

The status of the following species is unresolved: * ''Adenocarpus aureus'' (Cav.) Pau * ''Adenocarpus bivonii'' (C.Presl) C.Presl * ''Adenocarpus brutius'' Brullo & De Marco & Siracusa * ''Adenocarpus complicatus'' J. Gay * ''Adenocarpus desertorum'' Castrov. * ''Adenocarpus divaricatus'' Sweet * ''Adenocarpus divaricatus'' (L'Hér.) Boiss. * ''Adenocarpus lainzii'' (Castrov.) Castrov. * ''Adenocarpus rodriguezi'' Sennen & Mauricio * ''Adenocarpus samniticus'' Brullo & De Marco & Siracusa * ''Adenocarpus subdecorticans'' Humbert & Maire * ''Adenocarpus tenoreanus'' Brullo, Gangale & Uzunov * ''Adenocarpus vallisoletanus'' Sennen & Pau

References

* * Genisteae Fabaceae genera {{Faboideae-stub