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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
![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](https://teara.govt.nz/files/McLinv3466.gif)
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.
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Submitted by admin on o Āpereira 23, 2009 - 00:05
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