Genista monspessulana (L.) L.A.S.Johnson

Much-branched, usually evergreen shrub up to 2.5 m high; twigs villous, particularly when young, round and ribbed. Lvs usually sparsely to densely clothed in appressed hairs on both surfaces, sometimes subglabrous above, petiolate, 3-foliolate; leaflets shortly petiolulate, obovate, acute to obtuse and shortly mucronate, 7–20–(30) × (3)–4–10–(12) mm; terminal leaflet larger than lateral leaflets; stipules triangular to lanceolate, up to 2.5 mm long. Infl. a cluster, with axis < 10 mm long, of 4–7 fls, terminating short lateral branches; pedicels c. 3 mm long. Calyx densely hairy, bilabiate; upper lip deeply 2-fid; lower lip shortly 3-lobed. Corolla yellow to golden yellow, 9–13 mm long; standard glabrous. Pod densely villous, oblong, 3–6-seeded, c. 18–20 mm long, 18–20 mm long; seeds green to black, ellipsoid or orbicular, flattened, c. 2.5 mm diam.

[From: Webb et al. (1985) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4 as Teline monspessulana (L.) K.Koch]