''Calicotome'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes five species native to the Mediterranean Basin.
[ The genus belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It may be synonymous with ''Cytisus''. All species of the genus are thorny shrubs. In the Myth of Er, tyrants are punished by being dragged through thorny Calicotomes (wiktionary:ἀσπάλαθος#Ancient_Greek, ἀσπάλαθος).
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Species
''Calicotome'' comprises the following species:
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Calicotome,
Fabaceae genera
Flora of the Mediterranean basin
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