Broom are shrubs with bright yellow flowers. They are used ornamentally for their attractive blooms and in landscaping for soil stabilization. Some species are invasive in certain areas. Outputs Human food1 Medicinal use1 Dye1 Fibre1 Type Shrub Deciduous Functions Nitrogen fixer2 Soil stabilization1 Drought-tolerance1 Pollination1 Wildlife habitat1 Footnotes Cytisus scoparius | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 Gaia’s Garden - A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, 2nd Edition Table 6-3 ↩