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Family: Fabaceae Scientific name: Retama monosperma/raetam Description: Plant Form Shrub, leafless throughout most of the year Size Up to 3 m tall and 6 m wide Stem Greyish green, young stems with long soft hairs, but hairless with age Leaves Small (around 5 mm long and 1 mm wide) Flowers 3-15 white pea-flowers grow along branches Fruit and Seeds Seed pod roughly oval-shaped, widest at end, 1.0-1.5 cm wide and hairless with a pointed tip or beak, each pod has up to two seeds Habitat Arid and semi-arid regions. Weed Status: Declared Weed Weed Type: Environmental, Agricultural, Common, Invasive Garden Escapee Lifeform: Herbaceous