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This information was published in 1966 in An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. It has not been corrected and will not be updated.

Up-to-date information can be found elsewhere in Te Ara.

Broom, Cytisus scoparius, introduced as a hedge plant, has become a pest in some areas. It is difficult to burn and tough to cut, but useful for nitrogen-fixing bacteria in root nodules. It has been used to help stabilise wandering sand dunes