hairy greenweed vs Montpellier Broom

Genista pilosa compared with Genista monspessulana

Key Differences

• hairy greenweed is Vulnerable while Montpellier Broom is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	hairy greenweed	Montpellier Broom
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Genista	Genista
Species	Genista pilosa	Genista monspessulana

Evolutionary Relationship

hairy greenweed and Montpellier Broom share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Genista.

Conservation Status

hairy greenweed

VU — Vulnerable

Montpellier Broom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	hairy greenweed	Montpellier Broom
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

hairy greenweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Latvia, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Montpellier Broom

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium