Which genus of plants is endemic to Australia, Retama or Baeckea?
Retama Retama is a genus of flowering bushes in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the broom tribe, Genisteae. "Retama" broom bushes are found natively in North Africa, the Levant and some parts of southern Europe. "Retama raetam" and "Retama monosperma" have white flowers, while "Retama sphaerocarpa" has yellow flowers. It remains an open question in taxonomy whether the members of the "Retama" genus should be incorporated into the genus "Genista" (see Genisteae). The name traces itself to the Hebrew "רותם (Pronounced Rotem)"
Acacia acutata Acacia acutata is a shrub belonging to the genus "Acacia" and the subgenus "Phyllodineae". It is native to an area in the Great Southern and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia.