Retama raetam (Forssk.) Webb Retama raetam (Forssk.) Webb. Leguminosae (Fabaceae) Genista raetam Forssk. Lygos raetam (Forssk.) Heyw. Retama: from the Arabic r’tam, small genus of Mediterranean shrub; raetam: similar derivation
Arabic: r’tam Berber: telit, telggit English: white weeping broom French: genêt du désert
Regional: North Africa. Global: The plant is native on maritime sands in the Mediterranean region and on sandy sites in the Sahara.