Spartium junceum, known as Spanish broom or weaver's broom, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the Mediterranean in southern Europe, southwest Asia and northwest Africa, where it is found in sunny sites, usually on dry, sandy soils.

The Latin specific epithet junceum means "rush-like", referring to the shoots, which show a passing resemblance to those of the distantly related, rush genus juncos.

Spartium junceum has been widely introduced into other areas, and is regarded as a noxious invasive species in places with a Mediterranean climate such as California and Oregon, Hawaii, central Chile, southeastern Australia, the Western Cape in South Africa and the Canary Islands and Azores. It was first introduced to California as an ornamental plant.

Broom / Genet Absolute Oil are derived from the flowers of broom shrub. Broom shrubs belong to the group of evergreen, semi-evergreen, and deciduous shrubs of the legume family Fabaceae. It has thick, slender green stems and very small leaves, which are adaptations to dry growing climatic conditions. Most of its species have yellow flowers, but few of its species have white, orange, red, pink or purple flowers. The biggest species of broom is Mount Etna broom which can make a small tree up to the height of 10 m tall. It is used as a food source by the larvae of some species.Genet/Broom, absolute, Italy, Eden Botanicals - Muddy grayish-brown, opaque, very thick, cannot pour it without adding alcohol to dissolve it. Another weird aroma, like tuberose, smells nothing like one would expect a flower to smell. First lime like topknot, then hay like smell, slightly sour tobacco, followed a strong aroma of dried leaves. Genet/Broom: woody, nutty, aromatic, dry, fermented fruit.

Genet Absolute also known as Spanish Broom is a small decorative shrub that from late spring displays small flowers reminiscent visually of sweet pea. The concrete is produced from the fresh flowers and the absolute oil is obtained by solvent extracting the concrete. This absolute oil is golden brown in color and of a waxy consistency that becomes pourable with gentle warmth.

The aroma is sweet, floral fresh with a delicate fruit note comparable to Orange Blossom Absolute entwined with warm herbaceous hay notes and all of good tenacity. Trace amounts of genet will soften, round and intensify floral, fruit and herbal compositions. The world output of this absolute is less than 200 kilos per year, largely because the bushy shrub consists of lots of thick wood, much of it dead and this makes collecting the flowers very challenging and labor intensive.

Benefit & Uses:The plant is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and in landscape plantings. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.

In Bolivia and Peru, the plant is known as Retama and has become very well established in some areas. It is one of the most common ornamental plants, often seen growing along sidewalks in La Paz.

Retama has made its way into the ethno botany of the indigenous Asmara and Quechua cultures.

The plant is also used as a flavoring and for its essential oil, known as genet absolute. Its fibers have been used for cloth and it produces a yellow dye.

This absolute oil is highly effective in eliminating toxic substances from your body including excess bile, uric acid, fats acids as well as salts.

Due to its floral cologne, it is extensively used in aroma therapy for treating pain, stress, mental fatigue and depression. It is also useful as a color dye.

 

The Broom Janet flower Absolute is used as Anti-arrhythmic and for cardio tonic, diuretic, hypertensive and narcotic treatment. Having a beautiful floral, tuberose character, it blends well in oriental as well as floral types where it is used in aromatherapy based applications for giving warmth and softness to the body muscles.