Adenocarpus
Introduction '''''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, but finds its highest diversity in Northwest Africa (Morocco, Algeria, and the Canary Islands) and the Iberian Peninsula.
Species ''Adenocarpus'' comprises the following species:* ''Adenocarpus anagyrifolius'' Coss. & Balansa* ''Adenocarpus artemisiifolius'' Jahand. ''et al''. * ''Adenocarpus bacquei'' Batt. & Pit. * ''Adenocarpus battandieri'' (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'' (Aiton) DC. * ''Adenocarpus hispanicus'' (Lam.) DC. * ''Adenocarpus mannii'' (Hook. f.) Hook. f.* ''Adenocarpus ombriosus'' Ceballo & Ortuno* ''Adenocarpus telonensis'' (Loisel.) DC. * ''Adenocarpus umbellatus'' Batt. * ''Adenocarpus viscosus'' (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
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