Common Names: Easter Broom, Dwarf Broom
Species: Genista x spachiana 'Nana'
Family: FABACEAE
Brooms are legumes belonging to the genus Genista and many species have an interesting pollination mechanism. When an insect lands on the flower it uncurls and opens suddenly, in the process the style is flung into contact with the underside of the insect, covering it with pollen ready to be taken to the next flower. This photography is of a hybrid Genista cultivar known as 'Nana' taken while it was in flower.
