Are Genista and Callicarpa in the same family?
Genista Genista is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, native to open habitats such as moorland and pasture in Europe and western Asia. They include species commonly called broom, though the term may also refer to other genera, including "Cytisus" and "Chamaecytisus". Brooms in other genera are sometimes considered synonymous with "Genista": "Echinospartum", "Retama", "Spartium", "Stauracanthus", and "Ulex".
Pestarella Pestarella is a genus of thalassinidean crustacean erected in 2003 from former members of the genus "Callianassa". It is distinguished from "Callianassa" by the rounded, rather than squarish telson, and by the absence of the first two pleopods in males. The genus contains the following species: