Hebrew: קידה שעירה, Arabic: الجربان, القندول
| Scientific name: | Calicotome villosa (Poiret) Link | |
| Common name: | Spiny Broom, Thorny Broom | |
| Hebrew name: | קידה שעירה | |
| Arabic name: | الجربان, القندول | |
| Plant Family: | Papilionaceae, פרפרניים |
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| Life form: | Phanerophyte shrub | |
| Spinescence: | Stems | |
| Stems: | Stem up to 300 cm; green-stemmed, characterized by raised ridges and grooves | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, compound, trifoliolate | |
| Flowers: | Hermaphrodite; Yellow | |
| Fruits / pods: | Legume, up to 50 x 10 mm, densely villous | |
| Flowering Period: | January, February, March | |
| Habitat: | Mediterranean maquis and forest, Batha, Phrygana | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Perennating |
Derivation of the botanical name: Calicotome, perhaps from villosa, shaggy, hairy.
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